In its review the Committee has advised against a further increase to the minimum income requirement for families of British or settled migrants applying under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.
On 11th April 2024, the government increased the minimum level of income for new applicants from £18,600 to £29,000 per year. Applicants who had applications granted under this route before 11th April 2024 are only required to meet the previous threshold of £18,600.
The previous government had planned a further increase to £38,000. The review, published on 10th June 2025, recommends against this increase. In September 2024, the Home Secretary commissioned the Committee to review this policy, noting that the financial requirements are intended to maintain the economic wellbeing of the UK whilst respecting family life.
The Committee states in its review that: “The future minimum income requirement proposed under the previous government was equivalent to the Skilled Worker salary threshold, which is currently £38,700. Given the Family route that we are reviewing has a completely different objective and purpose to the Work route, we do not understand the rationale for the threshold being set using this method. We do not recommend the approach based on the SW salary threshold as it is unrelated to the Family route and is the most likely to conflict with international law and obligations (e.g. Article 8).”
The full review can be found here
We welcome the Committee’s recommendation and hope this review will prevent further increases that were planned by the previous government. There are however no certainties and if you are intending to submit an application where you or your family member will have to meet this requirement, we would advise that you submit the application as soon as possible.
If you are intending on submitting an application and require assistance from our team, please contact us to discuss your case +447739872390 (via whatsapp) or manuel@mpbsolicitors.co.uk