Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on its policies of the proposed earned settlement model on the level of renewal applications.

The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.

As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact on visa holders already in the UK.

We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received.  This analysis will help inform the development and deliverability of the final earned settlement model, including consideration of any transitional measures for those already on a pathway to settlement.

Once the final model has been decided, the Government will communicate the outcome publicly.  As with all significant policy changes, the proposals will be subject to both economic and equality impact assessments.