Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 28 Jul 2021 Closed: 21 Oct 2022 Parliament page
This inquiry is looking at children in poverty. This is a complex subject, so the Committee’s work will be in several parts. For the second part of the inquiry, we are looking at the experiences of children who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF). Read the call for evidence … Read more
14 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
2 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
13 Jun
2022
Report published
14 Apr
2022
Report published
23 Mar
2022
Correspondence
19 Jan
2022
Oral evidence
19 Jan
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
17 Jan
2022
Correspondence
20 Oct
2021
Oral evidence
20 Oct
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
19 Jan 2022
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Work and Pensions Committee
Alison Samedi · Home Office David Rutley · Department for Work and Pensions Tom Pursglove · Home Office Will Quince · Department for Education
20 Oct 2021
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Work and Pensions Committee
Azmina Siddique · The Children's Society Catherine Houlcroft · NRPF Network Caz Hattam · The Unity Project Christianah Awodiji · Manchester Local Care Organisation Cllr Jasmine Ali · Southwark Council Leah Arnold · City of Wolverhampton Council Morgan Wild · Citizens Advice Penny Ademuyiwa · North Kent Susanne Millar · Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds HC 603 14 Apr 2022 22 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
6 Recommendation Accepted
Seventh Report - Children in pover…
We recommend that the Department for Education complete its consultation on whether there are any...
We recommend that the Department for Education complete its consultation on whether there are any additional groups of children from families with NRPF who are not yet eligible for the two-year entitlement within six months. As the Government Children in … Read more
Government Response
The government had already opened its consultation on whether additional groups of children from families with NRPF should be eligible for the two-year entitlement, which closed on 20 May 2022.
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11 Recommendation Accepted
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We recommend the Department for Work and Pensions improve its guidance and practice on the...
We recommend the Department for Work and Pensions improve its guidance and practice on the social security entitlements that people with NRPF already have, in order to increase take up of that support. We ask the Department to write to … Read more
Government Response
The Department of Work and Pensions will review its guidance and communications to ensure that it is clear to those with a NRPF condition what they can and cannot access, and will write to the Committee within three months on the outcome of this review.
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17 Recommendation Accepted
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Many parents told us that without the help of charities they would not have been...
Many parents told us that without the help of charities they would not have been successful in their change of conditions application. The charities providing this assistance are often small, with limited resources. We recommend the Government fund independent support … Read more
Government Response
The government claims that the Home Office already provides support for applicants who are trying to make a change of conditions application, by contacting the Home Office to access help and get help with completing the online form.
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Government Response AI assessment · 22 of 14 classified
Accepted 3
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 9
Deferred 1
Rejected 6
Total 14 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
23 Mar 2022 Correspondence with the DWP, DfE and Home Office about Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds
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17 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from the DWP, DfE and Home Office regarding Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds dated 6 January 2022
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