Huge drop in skilled worker visas as Britain spends £4.36bn on asylum seeker costs
- Posted on August 27, 2026
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Huge drop in skilled worker visas as Britain spends £4.36bn on asylum seeker costs
There were 235,000 work visas granted, including dependants, in the year ending June 2026 - an 18% drop on the previous 12 months and 62% fewer than in 20
