Spring Budget 2020—Immigration Health Surcharge to increase to £624 per year

Article summary

Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced that the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) will increase from £400 to £624. International students and those entering on the Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) will also see their contributions increase from £300 to £470. The government will also introduce a discounted rate of £470 for children ‘in recognition of the increased financial impact of family groups’. These increases aim to ensure ‘that the new arrivals to the UK contribute to the funding of the NHS’. Katie Newbury, senior associate at Kingsley Napley, and Anne Morris, managing director and immigration solicitor at DavisonMorris, comment on these measures and highlighted that migrants are already contributing to the NHS.