50,000 signatures reached
To: Prime Minister Boris Jonson and Home Secretary, Priti Patel
Protect everyone during the coronavirus crisis
Scrap the “no recourse for public funds” visa condition during the covid-19 outbreak
Why is this important?
Thousands of people are in dire circumstances after being deprived of most public funds since the coronavirus outbreak because of strict visa restrictions.
Under current rules, people here on short term visas are subjected to the “no recourse to public funds” policy, meaning that they are prevented from accessing many benefits, such as Universal Credit. Councils are prevented from giving them certain help, including access to housing.
This harsh rule is leaving thousands of families really struggling to survive during the coronavirus pandemic.
We’re calling on the Home Secretary, the UK Work and Pensions Secretary and the government as a whole to scrap the “no recourse for public funds” status for migrants during Covid-19.
Under current rules, people here on short term visas are subjected to the “no recourse to public funds” policy, meaning that they are prevented from accessing many benefits, such as Universal Credit. Councils are prevented from giving them certain help, including access to housing.
This harsh rule is leaving thousands of families really struggling to survive during the coronavirus pandemic.
We’re calling on the Home Secretary, the UK Work and Pensions Secretary and the government as a whole to scrap the “no recourse for public funds” status for migrants during Covid-19.
