To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the total amount raised by the immigration healthcare surcharge to date; and what has been the cost of collecting it.
Answered on
6 April 2022
Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) income data is published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. See page 161 of the Home Office 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts for the most recent disclosure of Immigration Health Surcharge income HO annual report and accounts 2020-21 (publishing.service.gov.uk). Reports relating to previous financial years are available at the following link HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Information relating to financial year 2021/22 will be available once the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts have been audited by National Audit Office and laid before Parliament.
A summary of the published annual amounts of income to date is detailed below:
IHS (£m) | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
Published Accounts Income | 169.11 | 210.25 | 240.48 | 298.47 | 597.68 | 480.82 |
Due to commercial sensitivity the Home Office cannot disclose information on the associated administration costs of the IHS.