Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 12
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No recourse to public funds has been an obstacle to reducing rough sleeping for a...
Conclusion
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
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government is committed to ending rough sleeping. The Department will be working with partners across Government, including the Home Office, to build on recent progress and consider what more needs to be done to end rough sleeping, which will consider the role of immigration policy and practise. This will build on existing work including the Rough Sleeping Support Service, which was established by the Home Office to support non-UK national rough sleepers by helping resolve their immigration status. In the interim, the Department continues to work with the Home Office on non-UK national rough sleepers.