Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Allow disabled people to recruit live-in carers via Health and Care Worker visas
Closed
2,916 signatures
What the petition asks
Enable disabled people with care needs to apply for a sponsorship licence and visas for live-in home carers from abroad. To do this, the Home Office needs to treat the disabled person as an approved employer and recognise live-in carers as a permitted occupation for this visa.
In 2019/20, the UK had around 112,000 social care vacancies. A live-in carer is classified as unskilled and is on call 24/7. It is a physically and mentally exhausting role requiring stamina, patience and kindness. They need to live in someone else’s home away from their own home, family, partner and social circle. It is not a popular job in the UK. The dependent disabled need to recruit abroad, be self-reliant, spend 100% of budget on actual care and avoid agency fees.
Timeline
| 17 Aug 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,916
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
17 Aug 2021
Closed
17 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.