People from outside the UK starting care roles, and the number of care visas granted, 2020/21–2024/25

Source: Institute for Government analysis of Skills for Care, 'The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England' ('Chart 7'), 2024/25 and Home Office, 'Sponsored work visas by occupation and industry' (tables ‘Occ_D01’ and ‘Occ_D02’), Q1 2025.Notes: This chart shows data for England and the independent sector only. There is no data for the number of visas granted to people working in the care sector in 2020/21. The chart shows visas granted for staff who work in the occupation minor group ‘613 – caring personal services’.Get the dataEmbed Download image
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