How immigration status affects eligibility for public funds and other services.
The benefits and types of housing assistance that are classed as public funds for immigration purposes, and when exceptions apply to people with no recourse to public funds.
Who can access education & funding for FE and HE courses
The right to work, employment rights, employment support
How immigration status may affect eligibility for services provided to families and children.
Free treatment, prescriptions, and who needs to pay for secondary care
Who can get adult social care and mental health aftercare
Who can get legal aid and how to apply for exceptional case funding
Who can get statutory support from social services or the Home Office, immigration options , and how to access legal advice
Find out what the government urgently needs to do to recognise the key role of children's social care and adult social care in supporting people with no recourse to public funds, and to reduce costs incurred by local government in delivering this essential safety-net to people who are excluded from the benefit system.
Government policy changes needed to end homelessness and child poverty
Find out what the government needs to do to reduce health inequalities and promote better health outcomes.
Read our submissions to government inquiries and consultations.