Migrants: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of whether changes to immigration policy could reduce the financial burden on local authorities arising from support provided to households with no recourse to public funds.
Answered by Home Office
The Government keeps all immigration policies, including the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy, under review and works closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and local authorities to understand the impacts on local services and public finances.
Through regular engagement with local government, including use of the NRPF Connect service and the Home Office’s NRPF Forum, we monitor trends in support provided to households with NRPF and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and consistency.
We have produced new cross government guidance for local authorities to support a more consistent application of the framework across England.
Any changes to immigration policy are subject to appropriate assessment, including consideration of impacts on local authorities and the effective use of public funds.
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