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Background
No recourse to public funds (NRPF) is a visa condition which prevents migrants from accessing the majority of state-funded benefits. The term ‘public funds’ covers most benefits, tax credits or housing assistance that are paid by the state. It does not include benefits that are based on National Insurance contributions, such as contribution-based jobseekers’ allowance, statutory sick pay, or statutory maternity pay.
The condition applies to all those on a visa who have not been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain – this includes people who intend to stay in the UK permanently or have been in the UK for many years but are on restrictive and long routes to settlement, which are set by the Home Office.
As a result, a diverse group of people are affected by NRPF conditions, including migrant workers (employed and self-employed), asylum seekers, victims of trafficking and torture, those who have…