Briefings
Here are our latest briefings and policy-oriented publications. For more information about our influencing work, please contact Praxis’ Policy and Public Affairs Manager Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz.
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Here are our latest briefings and policy-oriented publications. For more information about our influencing work, please contact Praxis’ Policy and Public Affairs Manager Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz.
This briefing has been compiled by Praxis and the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, two charities that provide immigration advice and support to people in the immigration and asylum systems, in response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper.
Praxis and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveal the harmful impacts of being excluded from childcare support on migrant families in the new report - Every Child is Equal, Bridging the Childcare Gap for families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NPRF).
This joint briefing, supported by over 70 organisations, sets out the key drivers of migrant homelessness and how hostile immigration policies drive families into destitution and homelessness. It outlines what policies this government should implement to end migrant homelessness.
No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) is an immigration policy that prevents most migrants in the UK from accessing most forms of welfare support, regardless of whether they are working or have been here a long time. This briefing sets out the impact of this policy on communities, on local authorities, and our recommended changes.
The Home Office is currently in the process of transitioning away from a physical system of proving immigration status to a digital system. The briefing below explains how the current system works, our issues and concerns with the transition to eVisas, and our asks moving forward for the Home Office.
We joined more than 40 other refugee organisations to express our alarm at the dismissal of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal. In our letter to Home Secretary James Cleverly we call on him to urgently appoint a new Independent Chief Inspector and to re-appoint David Neal in the meantime.
In this joint briefing with Migrant Voice, British in Europe & Reunite Families UK, we examine the proposed changes to the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) and highlight the impacts that the rules have on the families and children who are currently separated.
In this joint briefing with Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) we set out the potential impacts of the increased salary threshold for family joiners. In particular, we highlight how families who do not meet the financial requirements of the Immigration Rules but may be recognised as having a human rights based claim to enter or remain in the UK could be affected.
Praxis recently submitted evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee inquiry into women and the cost of living crisis, focusing on the ways in which No Recourse to Public Funds immigration policy affects women.
Praxis, in collaboration with allies submitted evidence to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee in October 2023 regarding the Government's proposal to increase the fees for a range of visa and nationality applications.
This briefing sets out how tens of thousands of families with No Recourse to Public Funds in the UK are locked out of most government support with the costs of childcare by their immigration status.
Together with JCWI, Reunite Families, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, Migrant Voice and RAMFEL, Praxis has produced a joint briefing about why nobody should have to wait a decade or more for security and stability, and why it’s vital that routes to settlement are capped at 5 years.
The Illegal Migration Bill currently working its way through parliament will effectively extinguish the right to seek asylum in the UK. The damage it will do to people seeking sanctuary here, including children and those experiencing trafficking and modern slavery, as well as to the UK’s international reputation, are immense. In this briefing, Praxis and the No Accommodation Network (NACCOM) examine the likely impact of the bill on destitution and homelessness for migrants in the UK.
This briefing for MPs sets out an overview of how the cost of living crisis is impacting people who are affected by the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition, based on research and analysis conducted by Praxis between October and December 2022.
A new resource for people affected by No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) who are struggling with the cost of living.
Government immigration policies are denying thousands of people whose lives and futures are in the UK the certainty they need to belong here, making them wait a decade or more for secure immigration status, with damaging consequences for their ability to integrate, look after their families and be self-sufficient.
Find our more - including what should change - here.
Children living in poverty who are affected by the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition remain unable to access free school meals, despite recent policy change. As the cost of living rises steeply, those who have no access to a safety net are amongst the most vulnerable in our society, and hungry children are again paying the price.
Find out more here.
No strategy to reduce poverty in the UK can succeed whilst some in our communities are systematically excluded from the welfare safety net, and from the policy initiatives, programs and support that are specifically designed to reduce poverty. Yet there are an estimated 1.376m people, including 175,000 children, who are denied access to the welfare system by their immigration status, via the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition.
Find out more here.
Imposing NRPF on thousands more people: implications for poverty, destitution and homelessness amongst refugees.
Find out more here.