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Written question asked by Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 26 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Mike Tapp (Labour) on Monday, 9 February 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Immigration: Personal Income

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether interest generated on savings will count towards the proposed £12,570 personal income threshold for acquiring permanent residence.

Answer

The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026.

Details of mandatory requirements, including those relating to the personal income threshold, will be finalised following that consultation.

The final model will also be subject to economic and equality impact assessment, which we have committed to publish in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
108379
Session
2024-26
Related items
Subjects
Immigration Personal income
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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