Family route settlement grants fall in year ending March 2026
22 May 2026
Family route settlement grants fell 22% to 36,202 in the year ending March 2026, according to the latest Home Office quarterly statistics.
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22 May 2026
Family route settlement grants fell 22% to 36,202 in the year ending March 2026, according to the latest Home Office quarterly statistics.
22 May 2026
Health and Care Worker extension grants rose 25% to 328,232 in the year ending March 2026, even as new entry clearance visas fell 38%.
22 May 2026
Skilled Worker settlement grants rose 7% to 53,203 in the year ending March 2026, making up over three-quarters of all work-related settlement grants.
21 May 2026
New GOV.UK data shows 33,100 Skilled Worker main applicant applications in the year to April 2026, a 40% fall from the previous year.
20 May 2026
Family visa applications held at 74,300 in the year to April 2026, nearly matching 74,400 a year earlier, while Refugee Family Reunion numbers fell.
19 May 2026
Home Office data shows Health and Care Worker main applicants fell to 11,000 in the year to April 2026, a 58% drop and 93% below the 2023 peak.
17 May 2026
A new MAC report finds 94% of nurses still hold valid UK immigration status five years after arrival, with health sector workers overall at 88.2%.
16 May 2026
The Immigration and Asylum Bill would cut initial refugee leave from 5 years to 30 months, extend the path to settlement to 20 years, and end automatic family reunion.
16 May 2026
Home Office data shows Skilled Worker applications fell 44% and Health and Care applications fell 54% in the year to March 2026, following recent rule changes.
14 May 2026
From 8 July 2026, children aged 8 and 9 can use UK border eGates. They must be at least 120cm tall and hold an eligible biometric passport.