ONS figures record 1.2 million people moving to the UK in the 12 months to June 2024: 5% British, 10% EU+ and about 86% non-EU+. Of the one million non-EU+ arrivals, 82% were of working age, 17% were children and 8% claimed asylum after regular or irregular arrival routes. Indian nationals were the largest single nationality for both work-related (116,000) and study-related (127,000) entries among non-EU+ migrants. Home Office data show 27,000 health and social care visas in the year to December 2024, an 81% fall from the prior year, after temporary rule changes altered flows.
Of the one million non-EU+ nationals who came: 82% (845,000) were of working age (16 to 64 years) 17% (179,000) were children (under 16 years) 8% (84,000) claimed asylum, either after arriving via a regular route or arriving irregularly, for example, via small boats across the English Channel Among non-EU+ migrants, the most common nationality coming to the UK for both work-related (116,000) and study-related (127,000) reasons was Indian.
The Home Office statistics showed that 27,000 visas were issued to people coming to the UK to work in health and social care in the 12 months to December 2024. This is a fall of 81% compared with the previous 12 months. The number coming to work in the sector had increased significantly after temporary changes to the health and care visa rules.
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