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Recommendation 12
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No recourse to public funds has been an obstacle to reducing rough sleeping for a...
Recommendation
No recourse to public funds has been an obstacle to reducing rough sleeping for a long time: the pandemic has just shone a spotlight on its impact. If the Government is serious about meeting its manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping by 2024, it must reform the no recourse to public funds policy. It is not sufficient for Ministers to say it is a long-standing immigration policy when it is in their power to change it, especially when it will prevent the Government from meeting its goal to end rough sleeping. Where two Government policies internally conflict, Ministers must work together to find a way forward. (Paragraph 45) Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19 37
Government Response
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