The All-Party Parliamentary Group on No Recourse to Public Funds aims to work towards the elimination of destitution amongst migrants who have ‘no recourse to public funds’ by virtue of having irregular immigration status or as a condition imposed on their visa, with a particular focus on families and vulnerable adults, and to contribute to policy and legislation in this area. 

Members of the APPG on NRPF

Chair – Kate Osamor MP (Labour)

Vice-chair – Stuart C McDonald MP (SNP)

Vice-chair – Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour)

Vice-Chair – Sir Peter Bottomley MP (Conservative)

Vice-Chair – Rt Hon John McDonnell MP (Labour)

Vice-Chair – The Lord Bishop of Durham

Vice-Chair – Anne McLaughlin (SNP)

Vice-chair – Kirsty Blackman MP (SNP)

Members:

The secretariat for the APPG on No Recourse to Public Funds is provided jointly by Project 17 and Just Fair.

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Recent Events and News from the APPG on NRPF

No Recourse to Public Funds and Children: What Next?

Hybrid evidence session of the APPG on NRPF on 15 June 2022 (4.00-5.30 pm), to explore new report on Children in Poverty from the Work and Pensions Committee About this event This event hosted by the APPG on No Recourse to Public Funds* will explore the report from the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC), following their…

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APPG on NRPF AGM held on 30.03.2022

The APPG on NRPF held our Annual General Meeting on the 30th March 2022. During the meeting officers were elected and a work plan agreed for the coming year. Minutes from the meeting can be found here.

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Notice of APPG (NRPF) AGM (members only)

Dear Sir/Madam, The All-Party Parliamentary Group on No Recourse to Public Funds invites its members to its AGM on: Wednesday March 30th 2022 3.45 – 4.15 pm Location: Virtual (Zoom link will be circulated to members prior to meeting). The AGM will be chaired by Kate Osamor MP, the chair of the APPG on NRPF.…

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More Distinctions, Fewer Chances to Rebuild Livelihoods? The impact of Clause 10.5 of the Nationality and Borders Bill on Refugees

The APPG on No Recourse to Public Funds hosted a joint event with the APPG on Migration, which explored the implications of extending the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition to even more people in the upcoming Nationality and Borders Bill. The event: More Distinctions, Fewer Chances to Rebuild Livelihoods? The impact of Clause 10.5 of…

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Nationality and Borders Bill and NRPF

We have drafted a short briefing on the Nationality and Borders Bill as laid before Parliament on the 6th of July 2021. The briefing focuses specifically on Clause 10 of the Bill which proposes to restrict access to public funds (NRPF) to refugees given Temporary Protection Status. There briefing can be found here We hope…

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