Found: Repeatedly, against a brick wall, we hear people saying that there is no recourse to public funds.

Found: At a minimum, the Government should repeal the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy, which has

Found: This was all whilst on a visa that was issued with no recourse to public funds, and saw workers contribute

Found: is no longer fit for purpose for many people, negatively impacting British nationals, those with No

Found: Challenges are currently created when victims of MSHT are identified who have no recourse to public

Found: victim may not be entitled to support, for example, if they do not enter the NRM or if they have no

Found: different visa within the UK), among other things.23 Visa conditions that pre-date Brexit – such as the No

Found: the conditions attached to people’s visas, for example a time limit on the length of stay and a No

Found: There are also people where conditions attached to their immigration status means they have no recourse

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the financial support it can offer local authorities in Wales to support them with the costs of the no recourse to public funds restriction.

Answered by Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Funding for local authorities in Wales is a devolved matter, and it is for the Welsh Government to allocate their resources as they see fit in this area. The Welsh Government are accountable to the Senedd for their spending decisions.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of no recourse to public funds on (a) children from black and ethnic minority backgrounds and (b) children with British citizenship who have parents that were born outside the UK.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

The Home Office is committed to the continuous review of the NRPF policy and officials are working with a wide range of stakeholders, including other government departments, the devolved administrations, and third sector organisations to develop a greater understanding of how children are directly and indirectly affected by parents / carers being subject to an NRPF condition.

The Government published an overarching Equality Impact Assessment on the Compliant Environment measures, of which the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) is part. The impact of the policy on children has been considered as part of this assessment: Compliant environment: overarching equality impact assessment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Found: Variance £m Adults and Health 97.289 97.284 (0.005) Children's Services 79.639 87.380 7.741 No

Found: Graduate visa holders on the route to be small but positive, as most appear to work, are young , and have no

Found: to age, the requirement to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) (£1,0 35 per year) and the no

Found: They noted that currently those with no recourse to public funds responsible for a child under three

Found: Legal Aid is not excluded for those with no recourse to public funds.