Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are concessions for fees for citizenship applications for British citizenship whose income is prohibitively low.

The Home Office does not provide for the reduction or waiver of fees for citizenship applications based on income.

Applying for British Citizenship is not mandatory and many individuals who have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK choose not to do so. This is because a person with ILR continues to benefit from full access to the UK labour market, education and healthcare, and the ability to sponsor family member residence in the UK. This means the application can be made once the individual is ready to do so.

The Home Office keeps fees under regular review.