United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51576
NHS: Migrant Workers
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20 September 2021
Last action
24 September 2021 · Answer
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Answered
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Immigration
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24 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason working families without permanent residence in the UK, who pay income tax and National Insurance, are also required to pay NHS surcharges.
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20 September 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason working families without permanent residence in the UK, who pay income tax and National Insurance, are also required to pay NHS surcharges.
Source: Commons
24 September 2021
Answer
The National Health Service is a residency-based healthcare system, meaning that people who do not live here on a lawful, settled basis must contribute to the cost of their care, regardless of individual tax status. All temporary migrants of more than six...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-20/51576
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1356802
- uk · wq-1356802 · source updated 24 September 2021