New analysis by the Centre for Migration Control has revealed that 70.6% of long-term migrants who arrived in the UK in 2023 via a Certificate of Sponsorship earned less than the £38,000 needed for them to make a positive economic contribution.

This figure reveals – for the first time – the scale of the changes that have taken place to the UK immigration system since the Conservative government of 2019 introduced its new visa rules. They show that Britain’s immigration system has become overwhelmingly dominated by low-wage migration which imposes a net cost on the taxpayer.