No recourse to public funds
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This video provides an overview of how the immigration status of a person who is not a British citizen will determine whether they are able to access public funds.
In this short video Catherine Houlcroft from the NRPF Network provides an overview of how the immigration status of a person who is not a British citizen (a non-UK national) will determine whether they are able to access public funds and why it falls to social care to provide support to people with NRPF.
This is a complex area of social care practice which requires knowledge of national, and local, policy and support.
Length: 15 minutes.
Talking points
This video looks at:
- How immigration status affects eligibility for public funds and other services.
- Who has no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and when it falls to social care to provide support.
- Data which can be used to inform understanding of people with NRPF and how you might use this to address local challenges.
Resources that are mentioned in this video
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Reflective questions
Here are reflective questions to stimulate conversation and support practice.
- What are your organisations policies and procedures in terms of assessing, children, families and adults with NRPF?
- How confident are you in undertaking Human Rights Assessments?
- How can you use national to inform the level and kinds of support required by people with NRPF in your local area?
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - The law and the family and youth justice systems | Child and family assessment | Effective use of power and authority | Confident analysis and decision-making | Purposeful and effective social work | Lead and govern excellent practice | Designing a system to support effective practice | Support effective decision-making | Safeguarding | Direct work with individuals and families | Effective assessments and outcome based support planning | Influencing and governing practice excellence within the organisation and community | Developing confident and capable social workers | Assuring good social work practice and development
CQC - Effective | Safe | Responsive