https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🆕" title="Quadratisches NEW" aria-label="Emoji: Quadratisches NEW"> Nearly 1.4 million people have no access to welfare safety net

Our new #NowhereToTurn research reveals around 1.375 million people in the UK have #NoRecourseToPublicFunds — meaning many face destitution and difficult choices about returning to work https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Pfeil nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach unten">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo"> A person will have & #39;no recourse to public funds& #39; if they are & #39;subject to immigration control& #39;

This means they’re not entitled to most welfare benefits, including #UniversalCredit, child benefit, housing benefit and a range of allowances and tax credits

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏲️" title="Tischuhr" aria-label="Emoji: Tischuhr"> Since #Coronavirus was declared a pandemic on 11 March, we’ve helped someone every 20 minutes with no recourse to public funds ( #NRPF)

The impacts of the pandemic are being felt especially hard by people subject to these rules

Some of those we’ve helped with #NRPF have faced the impossible choice of returning to work while ill, shielding, or living with someone who is shielding or losing their income

One of the people we helped was Kwesi https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Pfeil nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach unten">

The burden of these restrictions also falls disproportionately on people of colour. Of the people we helped with an NRPF issue in the last year

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📍" title="Runde Reißzwecke" aria-label="Emoji: Runde Reißzwecke"> 32% were Asian
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📍" title="Runde Reißzwecke" aria-label="Emoji: Runde Reißzwecke"> 31% were Black
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📍" title="Runde Reißzwecke" aria-label="Emoji: Runde Reißzwecke"> 19% from another ethnic minority background

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 82% in total

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏸️" title="Doppelter vertikaler Strich" aria-label="Emoji: Doppelter vertikaler Strich"> We’re calling for no recourse to public funds restrictions to be temporarily suspended

Without the security of the welfare safety net, many will continue to face impossible choices — and be left with #NowhereToTurn

Read our #NowhereToTurn report, produced with research conducted by @MigObs, in full on our website https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⤵️" title="Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten"> https://bit.ly/2VlNwGy ">https://bit.ly/2VlNwGy&q...