PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges (22 October 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Immigration Skills Charge raised in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years; and how the money raised has been spent so far.

Asked by:
Jake Richards (Labour)

The Home Office reports income for the Immigration Skills Charge on a financial year basis (April to March), in the Annual Reports and Accounts (ARA). Please refer to the links and references provided in the table below.

Year	Where to find	Link
2019/20	2019/20 ARA, note 2.1, page 195	Home Office annual report and accounts: 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
2020/21	2020/21 ARA, note 2.1, page 199	HO annual report and accounts 2020-21 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
2021/22	2021/22 ARA, note 2.1, page 216	Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
2022/23	2022/23 ARA, note 2.1, page 292	Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
2023/24	2023/24 ARA, note 2.1, pages 298-299 (pages 302-303 on the pdf reader)	Home Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Data for financial year 2024-25 will be published following the end of the financial year and once the accounts have been laid before Parliament.

The Home Office does not hold information on how the money raised has been spent so far as this income is not retained by the Home Office and is remitted to HM Treasury as Consolidated Fund Extra Receipts.

Answered by:
Seema Malhotra (Labour)
30 October 2024