Overview

• Nigel Farage detailed proposals to abolish ILR, rescind existing settled status and require non‑citizens to move onto five‑year renewable visas that bar access to welfare and, per reports, NHS services without insurance.
• New criteria would target higher earners with a salary threshold reported around £60,000, require C1‑level English, restrict family reunion and lengthen the residency period to seek citizenship to seven years with stricter character rules.
• Reform says current ILR holders would be given a time‑limited window to apply under the new system, with those rejected expected to leave or face enforcement under its stated plans.
• The party claims taxpayer savings of roughly £230–£234 billion, but the Centre for Policy Studies says its earlier estimate should not be used after OBR revisions and it will publish updated figures.
• Ministers highlighted existing moves to tighten settlement rules, business groups warned of added hiring pressures and potential labour shortages, and figures such as London mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the threat to legally resident workers.