Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government’s aim to end rough sleeping includes people with No Recourse to Public Funds.

Where an individual has a no recourse to public fund condition, they will not be eligible for homelessness assistance under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996. However, local authorities may have other duties or powers under which they may be able to assist people who are sleeping rough and have no recourse to public funds, depending on the person’s circumstance and the support proposed. Local authorities should exhaust all options available to them to support individuals who have no recourse to public funds and must be satisfied that they have a lawful basis for any assistance provided.

In general, the expectation of the UK Government is that migrants who are given leave to be in the UK with an NRPF condition should be able to maintain and accommodate themselves and their dependants without recourse to public funds.