New analysis has estimated that migrants’ partners cost Britain £5.6 billion over their lifetime.
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- Full FactIncorrect. This figure is actually an estimate of the total net lifetime fiscal cost of people who arrived in the UK in 2022/23 through the Partner route of the Family visa—which includes the partners of some UK-born British citizens.
2025-12-18
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