Now more than ever, we all need the guarantee of a roof over our heads and food to eat. But it’s estimated that nearly 1.4m people in the UK have ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF) stamped on their visa, leaving them without the basics.
Our new research shows the NRPF policy is a public health risk, and increases the risk of destitution amongst migrant families:

a fifth of migrants surveyed, who were working before the pandemic, lost their job since it started;
almost 75% of those were subject to NRPF, unable to access support from the government;
44% of those in hard-hit sectors cleaning and hospitality lost their jobs, and all of these were subject to NRPF;
migrants with NRPF were 52% more likely to say that it was not possible to safely self-isolate in their home.

We are calling on the government to suspend NRPF in tomorrow’s budget – sign our petition now.
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