Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the White Paper Restoring Control over the Immigration System (CP 1326), published in May 2025, what steps they intend to take to fulfil their commitment to reduce the financial barriers to young adults securing British citizenship if, during their childhoods in the UK, a citizenship application was not made on their behalf.

The white paper ‘Restoring control over the immigration system’, published on 12 May 2025, stated that consideration would be given to reducing financial barriers to acquiring British citizenship for young adults who have lived in the UK through their childhood. Reflecting this commitment, the fee for an application to register as a British citizen for individuals under the age of 18 was reduced from £1,214 to £1,000 on 8 April 2026.

Fees are kept under review. However, no further announcements have been made at this time.