UK to Relax Immigration Rules for Care Workers Amid Staff Shortages

UK to Relax Immigration Rules for Care Workers Amid Staff Shortages
The Sunrise senior living care home is pictured in Bagshot, England, on April 14, 2020. Warren Little/Getty Images
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The UK government announced on Friday that it will relax immigration rules on care workers to tackle acute staff shortages in the social care sector.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it will make temporary changes to the health and care visa to make social care workers, care assistants, and home care workers eligible for a 12-month period.