Over 300,000 low-paid workers, including carers, face 15-year waits for legal residency under proposed reforms, reversing earlier promises of settlement after five years. Social care has 111,000 staff vacancies; TUC argues lengthy residency delays will deter integration and undermine workforce planning in an ageing society.
TUC chief warns Burnham's migration reforms risk social care crisis and far-right surge
Over 300,000 low-paid workers, including migrant carers, face extended legal uncertainty and inability to plan family, housing, or employment futures under the proposed 15-year residency delays.