Research
MWUK press release on the impact of immigration on the public finances | Migration Watch UK
Immigration was a net fiscal cost to taxpayers of £13 billion in 2014/15 The cost of European immigration was over £1 billion Migration Watch today issued a working paper on the impact of immigration on UK public finances. Their finding is that, in 2014/15, those in the UK from other European Economic Area (EEA)
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS release regarding the difference between National Insurance number registrations and the estimate of long-term international migration | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chair of Migration Watch UK, said: What matters is the increase in the European-born population in Britain, which is not consistent with the immigration figures. This ONS report has not addressed that question. This ONS release agrees with our earlier analysis which noted that short-term
Migration Watch UK press release on reports the EU Commission will recommend Turkish citizens be granted visa-free travel to the Schengen Zone | Migration Watch UK
Reports have emerged that tomorrow the European Commission will propose that the requirement for a visa in order to enter the Schengen Zone be lifted for Turkish nationals. This is despite Turkey being some way from fulfilling all of the 72 requirements set out by the Commission. Visa-free travel is
National Insurance Numbers and Immigration figures for Eastern Europeans
Summary 1. Official figures for Eastern European net migration could have been underestimated by more than 50,000 a year in each of the last five years. If so, this would mean that net migration from the EU is actually running at about 220,000 year and that the EU is now
Net migration from the EU may have been undercounted by 50,000 a year. It may now be greater than the rest of world taken together | Migration Watch UK
Net migration from the EU may have been significantly undercounted. That is the conclusion of new analysis published by Migration Watch today. The analysis was prompted by the large and continuing discrepancy between the number of National Insurance Numbers (NINOs) issued to Eastern Europeans and the official immigration figures. A NINO is
Migration Watch UK Comment on ‘HM Treasury analysis: The Long-Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and Alternatives’ | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: The Treasury Forecast takes the ONS principal population projection that has a long term assumption that net migration will be 185,000 from 2021. In other words, it assumes that the government will miss their immigration target by a country mile
Explore Further
Media
Watch our most recent broadcast appearances, interviews, and briefings, where we comment on immigration, population growth, and related policy issues. These videos offer timely, expert insight and considered responses to current developments in the public and political debate.
Blogs
We publish blogs that draw on data and research, and through them we inform debate, spark discussion, and explore the wider implications of current developments.
Statistics
Migration Watch UK monitors and analyses official immigration and population statistics. We chart trends, report key developments, and provide clear, accessible insights to help understand migration and its impact on the UK.