The Impact of International Migration on the East Midlands

East Midlands Councils has launched a major report on the impact of international migration on the East Midlands, which uses official data and analysis commissioned from Nottingham Trent University.

The report concludes that international migration has generally been good for the economy, that recent migrants make a net contribution to the UK budget and are less likely to claim state benefits than the non-migrant population.

However it also highlights key challenges that must be addressed if community cohesion is to be maintained at a local level, including that there is no single, consistent source of local data on migrant communities or their characteristics, which makes it difficult to effectively plan and deliver local services.

To download the full report visit www.emcouncils.gov.uk/write/ImpactOfMigration-6-A4-AW.pdf.