UK Resettlement Scheme Reinstated After 2024 Suspension
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has reinstated the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) with immediate effect, rolling back a suspension that has been in place since December 2024.
Speaking at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, Mahmood signalled a notable shift in her department’s migration strategy. The reopening of the UKRS is expected to bring in hundreds of people initially, with numbers projected to rise into the “low thousands” as irregular arrivals decline, according to Home Office sources cited by the BBC.
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Alongside the UKRS revival, the Home Secretary confirmed she is reconsidering stricter integration requirements for foreign workers and broader visa rules after facing pressure and feedback that elements of the proposed reforms “are not fair.”
Under previous safe and legal channels, such as the Afghan resettlement scheme, more than 39,000 Afghans arrived in the UK before those pathways closed to new applicants in July 2025. A separate refugee family resettlement scheme was also paused in September 2025.
While the government has indicated an intent to widen safe and legal migration routes, specifically noting provisions for Afghan women, official quotas, eligibility criteria, and formal application timelines have not yet been published by the Home Office.


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