Lower-paid migrants more likely to stay in Britain compared to higher earners, new research shows

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Lower-paid migrants more likely to stay in Britain compared to higher earners, new research shows.

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A new Home Office study has revealed migrant workers on lower pay are more likely to settle permanently in Britain than the highest earners.The study, conducted by the Migration Advisory Committee, a Home Office body, found care workers had among the highest remaining rates of settling.

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Meanwhile, academics and scientists were more likely to leave the UK after half a decade.

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Researchers also found migrants from richer countries such as the United States were less likely to stay when compared to people from countries including Nigeria, Ghana and Bangladesh.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It also found migrants who entered the country at younger ages "seem to stay longer" and women were more likely to stay compared to their male counterparts.The study, which looked at just under one million migrant journeys in the decade to 2024, warned the findings could impact estimates about the fiscal benefits of skilled migration and add to the "demand for housing and public services."The...

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