The United Kingdom has banned Health and Care Workers from bringing dependants to the country.
This was made known by the UK Home Office via its verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
“From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants.
“This is part of our plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in migration,” it wrote.
Points to Note:
In the aftermath of the pandemic, the British government admitted more migrant care workers than ever, largely to fill this gap in the workforce.
Care work is extremely taxing, emotionally and physically. And it is poorly paid.
And for migrant workers, the challenges of the job are compounded by an increasingly hostile immigration system.
The new plan to slash migration levels and curb abuse of the immigration system would deliver the biggest-ever reduction in the country’s net migration.
The ban will encourage “businesses to look to British talent first and invest in their workforce”, helping UK to deter employers from over-relying on migration, whilst bringing salaries in line with the average full-time salary for these types of jobs.
The plan would result in 300,000 fewer people coming to the UK in the coming years.
workers would need to earn at least £38,700 to obtain a visa, up from £26,200, while care workers.
Being apart from family creates significant relational and emotional trauma.
People are distressed when they are separated from their relatives. It can affect their ability to move on with their lives and lead to financial, mental, and even physical hardship.
As a result, the government’s plan will make it far more difficult to be a migrant carer. Care work involves long hours treating illness, facing deaths, and undertaking nightshifts.