"Reform UK has announced plans to abolish the right of migrants to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK after five years if the party wins the next general election. Under the plans all migrants with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) - a permanent status which grants migrants rights and access to benefits - will be asked to reapply for new visas. Reform will also unveil plans to bar anyone other than British citizens from accessing welfare."
"Taken together the party claims their plans would save 234bn over several decades, though this figure is contested. A government spokesperson dismissed the plans as a "gimmick", adding they were consulting on restricting migrants' access to welfare. Under the current system, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, giving the right to live and work in the UK permanently."
Reform UK proposes to remove the right for migrants to gain permanent settlement after five years and to replace Indefinite Leave to Remain with visas requiring reapplication every five years. The party would bar anyone other than British citizens from accessing welfare. Reform says the measures aim to align Britain with countries such as the United Arab Emirates and to save 234bn over the lifetime of the average migrant. Hundreds of thousands who arrived after 2021 and entered under looser post‑Brexit rules would be affected as they near ILR eligibility. The quoted saving is contested and traces to a Centre for Policy Studies report later withdrawn after an OBR challenge, and a government spokesperson called the plans a "gimmick" while consulting on migrant welfare restrictions.
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