Immigration / Regional Policy · 14 October 2025

Scotland to sponsor visas for foreign care workers amid staffing crisis

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney announced a £500,000 fund to sponsor visa applications for foreign care workers, countering UK government restrictions. He cast the move as protecting Scotland’s elderly and framed it as evidence of Westminster policies harming regional care sectors. With the UK tightening migration, Scotland is positioning itself as a more pragmatic, locally responsive actor in labour recruitment policy.

By BriefTea Editorial · 14 October 2025 at 17:25

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