The areas where vulnerable people could lose care due to Labour’s visa clampdown

Care-sector insiders warn that Labour’s visa restrictions could leave vulnerable people in parts of the UK without adequate support at home. Recruitment of overseas care workers has fallen by tens of thousands since the health and care worker visa route was closed in July 2025, and further declines are expected. The government has exempted some existing workers from a proposed 15-year settlement wait, but eligibility conditions may still push workers out.