When the Home Office lays a statement of changes, or the House of Commons Library publishes a briefing, the facts are public — but they arrive as long documents written for officials. Each entry below says what changed, when it takes effect, and who it applies to, then sends you to the original.
Part of the September statement of changes. From this date the BRP route into an EUSS application is no longer available, alongside wider EUSS changes made earlier in the same statement.
Primary sourceExplanatory memorandum to HC 584 — GOV.UK
The amount of money a Student visa applicant must show is being increased for the 2026/27 year. The figures themselves are set out in the statement of changes and on the Student visa pages.
Primary sourceExplanatory memorandum to HC 584 — GOV.UK
Changes covering members of religious orders and the financial requirements that apply to these routes.
Primary sourceExplanatory memorandum to HC 584 — GOV.UK
HC 584 was laid before Parliament on 3 September 2026 and the bulk of it took effect on 8 October. The changes most likely to affect individuals:
Primary sourceExplanatory memorandum to HC 584, 3 September 2026 — GOV.UK
The House of Commons Library maintains a regularly updated briefing on Channel crossing numbers. Library briefings are written for MPs of all parties and are impartial by remit, which makes them a useful check against figures quoted in the press.
Primary sourceStatistics on small boat Channel crossings — House of Commons Library
Standing briefing on asylum applications, decisions, backlogs and outcomes, updated as new Home Office data is released.
Primary sourceAsylum statistics — House of Commons Library
Traces the naturalisation fee across five decades, including in real terms. Useful if you are budgeting for citizenship and want to see how the fee has moved rather than only today's figure.
Primary sourceCost of naturalisation as a British citizen, 1975-2026 — House of Commons Library
Ending Destitution Together began in March 2021 with the aim of preventing and reducing destitution regardless of immigration status. The phase two plan sets out actions for 2026 to 2029 and covers people in Scotland subject to the NRPF condition, including those who came to work, to study, to join family, or to seek protection.
It sets out thirteen cross-cutting action areas, including child poverty, financial inclusion, violence against women and girls, and access to health and mental health services. The Scottish Government states it has invested at least £500,000 a year since 2021, and the document notes that immigration and nationality policy is reserved to the UK Parliament, which limits what Scottish powers can do.
Primary sourceEnding Destitution Together: Phase Two Delivery Plan — Scottish Government
A £2 million national pilot gave free bus travel to people seeking asylum in Scotland. It ran from 1 December 2025 and was funded to 31 March 2026, or earlier if the money ran out. A Freedom of Information release records 119,059 journeys made and £347,997.78 claimed by bus operators as at 10 February 2026.
In a written answer dated 12 February 2026, the Minister said the pilot would operate until 31 March 2026. A Scottish Parliament committee paper records that no extension had been announced, that next steps depend on the pilot's evaluation, and that the Scottish Government is separately considering whether people seeking asylum could be added to the statutory National Concessionary Travel Schemes in the longer term.
This entry exists because the scheme is widely talked about and its status is easy to get wrong. A pilot that has ended is not a scheme you can apply to. If it returns, it will be announced by Transport Scotland.
The separate Under-22s scheme is unaffected and continues. Everyone aged 5 to 21 living in Scotland travels free on the bus, and Transport Scotland states that young people seeking asylum and refugees in that age range are eligible on the same basis as anyone else. That one is a national statutory scheme rather than a pilot.
Primary sourcePetition PE2028, Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee — Scottish Parliament
AlsoCost and usage of asylum seeker bus passes, FOI release — Scottish Government
The under-22 schemeUnder 22s free bus travel — Transport Scotland
The consultation "A Fairer Pathway to Settlement" proposed replacing settlement after a fixed qualifying period with a model based on sustained conduct, contribution and integration. It followed the 2025 Immigration White Paper. The consultation ran from 20 November 2025 to 12 February 2026.
As of this update the GOV.UK page states that feedback is being analysed and no outcome has been published. Nothing in the proposals has changed the current settlement rules. This is one of the most rumoured topics in UK immigration right now, so the position is worth restating plainly: consulted on is not the same as decided, and decided is not the same as in force.
Primary sourceEarned settlement consultation — GOV.UK
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Everything here is drawn from public sources you can read directly. Nothing on this page is behind a login or a paywall. UK-wide immigration comes from the first five; Scottish material from the three after them.