Skilled Workers: Visas

(asked on 29th January 2025) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of holders of Skilled Worker visas are net contributors to the Exchequer.


Answered by
Emma Reynolds Portrait
Emma Reynolds
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 7th February 2025

The Migration Advisory Committee advises government on migration issues. In their 2024 annual report, they estimated the average skilled worker migrant has a positive net fiscal impact of £16,300.


Their analysis does not provide a distributional breakdown within Skilled Worker visa holders.

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