Suella Braverman set to target migrants by increasing salary threshold
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Suella Braverman is set to crackdown on net migration by increasing the salary threshold for entry into the UK after the Home Office conceded that the 'points-based system has not worked'.
The Home Secretary is said to be drawing up plans for a fresh clampdown on migrants before the next general election with Britain facing a record number of arrivals.
Ms Braverman is said to be lobbying for an increase in the salary threshold as part of a package of measures.
Under current rules, skilled workers are eligible for visas as long as their job in the UK pays £26,200 - which is 20 per cent lower than the median average salary of £33,280.
The Home Secretary is also reportedly going to get tougher on dependants coming to the UK, including the families of unskilled workers.
Admitting that mistakes have been made, a Home Office source told The Sunday Times: 'Our points-based system hasn't really operated in a way that we promised in our manifesto. The prime minister accepts that net migration is too high. He has been working closely with the Home Office on it.'
Suella Braverman is set to target migrants by increasing the salary threshold for entry into the UK
Ms Braverman is lobbying for an increase in the salary threshold as part of a package of measures. Pictured: Migrants arrive at UK Border Control at Heathrow Airport
The points-based immigration system was unveiled by former Home Secretary Priti Patel in 2020. The this post-Brexit plan was brought in so that EU nationals would receive more equal treatment with people from the rest of the world.
It's understood that Mrs Braverman wants to announce her shake-up before the Office for National Statistics (ONS) releases the freshest set of immigration data next month, although no agreement has been reached with No10 yet.
The Home Secretary is said to be drawing up plans for a fresh clampdown on migrants before the next general election with Britain facing a record number of arrivals.
Ms Braverman is said to be lobbying for an increase in the salary threshold as part of a package of measures.
Under current rules, skilled workers are eligible for visas as long as their job in the UK pays £26,200 - which is 20 per cent lower than the median average salary of £33,280.
The Home Secretary is also reportedly going to get tougher on dependants coming to the UK, including the families of unskilled workers.
Admitting that mistakes have been made, a Home Office source told The Sunday Times: 'Our points-based system hasn't really operated in a way that we promised in our manifesto. The prime minister accepts that net migration is too high. He has been working closely with the Home Office on it.'
Suella Braverman is set to target migrants by increasing the salary threshold for entry into the UK
Ms Braverman is lobbying for an increase in the salary threshold as part of a package of measures. Pictured: Migrants arrive at UK Border Control at Heathrow Airport
The points-based immigration system was unveiled by former Home Secretary Priti Patel in 2020. The this post-Brexit plan was brought in so that EU nationals would receive more equal treatment with people from the rest of the world.
It's understood that Mrs Braverman wants to announce her shake-up before the Office for National Statistics (ONS) releases the freshest set of immigration data next month, although no agreement has been reached with No10 yet.