‘No Recourse to Public Funds’, insecure immigration status and destitution: the role of social work?

Natalia Jane Farmer

doi:10.1332/204986017X15029697778471

‘No Recourse to Public Funds’, insecure immigration status and destitution: the role of social work?

Natalia Jane Farmer^*

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Abstract

Those with insecure immigration status in the UK maybe subject to a condition known as ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ and risk the prospect of facing destitution within the complex landscape of a discriminatory immigration system. This article examines ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ and reports findings from ethnographic research. It documents tensions between immigration legislation and social services’ statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of destitute ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ families with children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	357–367
Number of pages	11
Journal	Critical and Radical Social Work
Volume	5
Issue number	3
Early online date	30 Aug 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/204986017X15029697778471
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017

Keywords

social work
immigration status
destitution

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10.1332/204986017X15029697778471

Farmer, N.J. (2017) ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’, insecure immigration status and destitution: the role of social work?
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Critical and Radical Social Work. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Farmer, Natalia Jane, Critical and Radical Social Work, Volume 5, Number 3, November 2017, pp. 357-367(11)] is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1332/204986017X15029697778471
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Natalia Farmer
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- Social Work - Lecturer, Researcher 1A
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