No Recourse North East Partnership

NRPF Development Worker The No Recourse North East Partnership (NRNE) is looking for a No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Development Worker for their NRPF: Tackling and Preventing Destitution Project. The NRNE Partnership, ...

We are hiring!!
Full time Development Worker
Leading on expanding our Partnership, supporting the Lived Experience Group and managing key Partnership comms, including drafting policy responses, and managing our website and social media.
Closes 4th July acvo.org.uk/vacancies/nr...
#NRPF #jobs

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NRPF Development Worker The NRPF Development Worker will expand the NRNE Partnership, raise awareness, and represent the Partnership nationally and locally. They will influence and develop anti-destitution policies by engagi...

We are hiring!!
Part time Project Worker
Support coordinating Partnership meetings, support training delivery, and work alongside members and other stakeholders to ensure quality advice and support provided to those with NRPF.
Closes 4th July, click to apply
acvo.org.uk/vacancies/nr...

NRPF Development Worker The NRPF Development Worker will expand the NRNE Partnership, raise awareness, and represent the Partnership nationally and locally. They will influence and develop anti-destitution policies by engagi...

We are hiring!!
Full time Development Worker
Leading on expanding our Partnership, supporting the Lived Experience Group and managing key Partnership comms, including drafting policy responses, and managing our website and social media.
Closes 4th July, click to apply
acvo.org.uk/vacancies/nr...

🚨 WE WON!! Absence rules for people with pre-settled status are changing: absences of up to 2.5 years in 5 years are allowed. 🧵

UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’ | Computer Weekly People experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system have spoken with Computer Weekly about the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration s...

"Pregnancy is tough, and the added stress made it much worse" - Yasin would have been left homeless within a matter of weeks without our support with her eVisa.

Issues are rife, leaving people with no way of proving their immigration status: www.computerweekly.com/news/3666253...

'Tax on love': Call for family visa income threshold to be lowered The minimum income required for a family visa should be lowered, a review has said.

Minimum Income Requirements don't just separate spouses, they leave children without a parent. There is no justification for them.
This is a tax on love. Nobody should be denied the ability to be with their loved ones because of how much they earn.
They need scrapping.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Olivia Blake: ‘Migrant children living in poverty is a hidden crisis’ - Politics.co.uk As MPs gather in Westminster for today’s spending review, I will be holding a debate on child poverty and No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The discussion could not be more urgent. The debate comes…

Absolutely vital read on the thousands of children trapped in poverty by migration rules. If the Government is serious about ending child poverty, it cannot abandon hundreds of thousands of children because of what's on their parents' passports.

“We need more human rights:” Türk appeals for more much-needed resources to protect human rights Outlining significant achievements in 2024, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk appeals for continued funding to support millions of people affected by serious human rights violations around the world.

“We need more human rights” 💯⚖️🌍

🔗 www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2...

Want to find out a bit about what's happening in rural Aberdeenshire to challenge food insecurity? Why not come along to our online session.

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Webinar: How is the Border Security Bill punishing refugees? Join Freedom from Torture's webinar to bring you up to speed with the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

Secure your place now: secure.freedomfromtorture.org/page/169774/...

Is it discriminatory to prevent non-EEA nationals with pre-settled status from being joined in the UK by their spouse? - Free Movement There is a strong argument that the answer to this question is yes. The Home Office recently conceded a judicial review brought on this basis. However, to

In case you missed it: Is it discriminatory to prevent non-EEA nationals with pre-settled status from being joined in the UK by their spouse? | Iain Halliday

Trusted legal advice is a lifeline. It's astounding that in 2024 a staggering 57% of people seeking asylum in the UK did not have access to legal aid.

In the context of hostile immigration policies alongside austerity cuts to social welfare –  this is a recipe for poverty and pain. ⬇️

New Report! Threadbare: the Quality of Legal Aid - Migrants Organise New Report! Threadbare: the Quality of Legal Aid - Access to Justice

Legal aid is a vital public service.

We contributed to a new report from @migrantsorganise.bsky.social that highlights how the crisis in legal aid is leaving people without good quality legal advice at a time when they need it most.

Read it here: www.migrantsorganise.org/new-report-t...

Briefing: How to make a change of conditions application and remove the ‘no recourse to public funds’ restriction - Free Movement This article explains how to make a successful change of conditions application where a person needs to lift the no recourse to public funds restriction

From last week: Briefing: How to make a change of conditions application and remove the ‘no recourse to public funds’ restriction | Caz Hattam

How to claim asylum in the UK - Free Movement Claiming asylum is an important human right backed by the United Nations Refugee Convention and recognised by countries around the world.

From last week: How to claim asylum in the UK | Nath Gbikpi

How does absence from the UK work under the EU settlement scheme? - Free Movement Under the EU Settlement Scheme, an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen or their family members, or in some cases former family members, are either granted pre-settled status

From last week: How does absence from the UK work under the EU settlement scheme? | Chris Benn

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