Underlying analysis for estimate of working dependants under the Health and Care Worker visa
Dear Home Office,
In the Home Secretary’s speech on legal migration, delivered on Monday 4 December 2023(https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/20...), it was stated that “only 25% of dependants are estimated to be in work”, when referring to dependants under the Health and Care Worker visa route.
Please provide the underlying analysis and raw data that supports the figure of 25% quoted. In particular, please explain how this estimate was arrived at notwithstanding that (1) the Home Office’s public data releases do not distinguish between partners and children when counting dependants and (2) working dependants are not ‘sponsored’ in the same way that main applicants are and are generally free to work across various job roles (apart from sportspersons or coaches).
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Yours faithfully,
Mr Adis Sehic
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Dear Adis Sehic,
Please see attached for response to your FOI request FOI 2024/03635.
Please accept my apologies for missing the 14^th May target response date.
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Sal Tariq, Economic Advisor, Home Office
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