Mahmood’s UK immigration overhaul splits care workers’ relief from families’ fears over benefit-linked delays
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s UK immigration changes drew mixed responses: under pressure from Labour MPs and unions she offered qualifying care workers a five-year settlement route, while partners and former partners of British citizens remained in uncertainty. Supermarket worker Aneisha Williams, 39, in London and months from ten-year indefinite leave to remain, said claiming housing benefit could postpone settlement for years under plans requiring five continuous years without benefits after Mahmood had floated adding up to ten years to qualifying time for people who claimed benefits.
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