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‘The choice to bar most immigrants to the UK from accessing most benefits makes the aim to eliminate child poverty impossible to achieve’ carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/

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Thanks @carladenyer.bsky.social and @zoejardiniere.bsky.social

Our analysis of the most recent CoC data is out - read it here!

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The numbers confirm that decision delays *more than doubled* in 2024 📈📈 leaving thousands of people in destitution for months

Families with no recourse to public funds are trapped in hardship Half of low-income families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) are falling into destitution — going hungry, with no safety net to catch them.

@jrf-uk.bsky.social 2024 cost of living tracker found low-income families with no recourse to public funds were at very high risk of hardship. Their recent briefing recommends policy change, including improving the process for lifting NRPF: www.jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty...

YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees "The Government treats us like we're temporary"

Did you know that thousands of migrants are being forced to wait over ten years until they can permanently settle in the UK? And if this Government has their way, over a million more people will be trapped in this decade-long wait.

Spread the word. Share this video now.
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You can read the original report here unity-project.org.uk/requests-for...

We've been badgering the Home Office for ages about their overuse of RFIs (write outs) and we wrote a report with @rmcentre.org.uk @praxisprojects.bsky.social and @ramfel.bsky.social about it.

It's early days, but our data since that report suggests that maybe something is starting to change 👀👀👀

Our analysis of the Home Office's recent data on Change of Conditions is out. Believe it or not, there is a bit of good news this time (along with plenty of the usual bad).

Read it here
unity-project.org.uk/analysis-of-...

A few pics from our 2025 TUP community summer picnic 😎 Featuring
🎂cake
🍗delicious food
⚽football
👩‍🎨face painting
⚾rounders
🗼giant jenga
🧴sun cream
🎶general good vibes
See you there next year!

Report Launch: Every Child is Equal — Praxis Praxis and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveal the harmful impacts of being excluded from childcare support on migrant families in the new report - Every Child is Equal, Bridging...

We worked with IPPR on their Every Child is Equal report published earlier this year. Here's another one highlighting the detrimental impact of NRPF on children.

Hidden hardships: The immigration system and child poverty | IPPR In 2022/23 it was estimated that 4.3 million children live in relative poverty, and this number has risen in recent years. Among those disproportionately i

⏰ | NEW REPORT: No child should grow up in hardship due to their parents’ immigration status, but nearly half of children in the UK with parents born abroad are living in poverty.

@amreenqureshi.bsky.social and @marleymorris.bsky.social explore the solutions 👇

Report Launch: Every Child is Equal — Praxis Praxis and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveal the harmful impacts of being excluded from childcare support on migrant families in the new report - Every Child is Equal,…

Right now 148,000 families are locked out of support with childcare costs because of the fine print on their visas.

Read more in this report from @praxisprojects.bsky.social and @ippr.bsky.social which TUP contributed to

Analysis of Home Office Change of Conditions Data – Q4 2024 - The Unity Project Analysis of Home Office Change of Conditions Data from quarter 4 2024

Check out our analysis of the government's Change of Conditions data from Q4 2024 - including in-depth look at the growing backlog ⛰️

Submission to PAC inquiry, Immigration: Skilled worker visas - The Unity Project The Unity Project's submission to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry - Immigration: Skilled Worker visas

Read our written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry, Immigration: Skilled worker visas 🛋️

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eVisas and NRPF - issues and practical advice for caseworkers - The Unity Project practical advice for caseworkers -

Evisa not updated to show recourse to public funds? Read our briefing including practical guidance for caseworkers 🦸🦹🦸‍♂️🦹‍♂️

Requests for Further Information - Data Analysis and Evidence 2023-2024 - The Unity Project With the support of three other organisations who work on Change of Conditions applications (Praxis, Ramfel and the Refugee and Migrant Centre), we have put together a report into the Home Office’s…

We've updated our report on RFI's (aka write outs) after the ICIBI raised concerns about their "efficiency,
effectiveness, and consistency" in fee waiver applications

British born migrant children fight to survive poverty Four and a half million children - or one in three - officially live in poverty in the UK. Although the government has pledged to tackle it - some of the most vulnerable young people could be left wit...

Moving report from
@channel4news.bsky.social
highlights longer-term impact of 'no recourse to public funds' #NRPF on children👇🏽
www.channel4.com/news/british...

YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees BREAKING: Migrant parents screen video message across Westminster

1 in 3 children living in deep poverty are migrant children. This is not a coincidence.

End child poverty, for EVERY child. Scrap No Recourse to Public Funds.

Watch and share youtu.be/0d9YPGlFzC0 @praxisprojects.bsky.social

Tell the government to protect EVERY child from poverty. Send an email to the Ministers responsible NOW. 1 in 3 children living in deep poverty are migrant children. And that's not a coincidence. Hostile immigration rules drive migrant families into poverty at a disproportionate rate. That's why we're ca...

This Government promised to cut child poverty. Right now, they are writing their strategy on how they'll do it.

The question is, will they protect every child from poverty or just British children?

✍️No child left behind – take action with NOW!

act.praxis.org.uk/email-minist...

Tell the government to protect EVERY child from poverty. Send an email to the Ministers responsible NOW. 1 in 3 children living in deep poverty are migrant children. And that's not a coincidence. Hostile immigration rules drive migrant families into poverty at a disproportionate rate. That's why we're ca...

🚨1 in 3 children living in deep poverty are migrant children. This is not a coincidence.

Hostile immigration policies drive migrant families into poverty.

Tell this Government to protect EVERY child from poverty. Take action:
act.praxis.org.uk/email-minist...

Home Office Requests for Further Information increase the⌚️ time and 🧗‍♀️ labour of the Change of Conditions application and their use is on the rise ⬆️

Read our report into RFIs written with @praxisprojects.bsky.social , @ramfel.bsky.social and rmcentre.org.uk

unity-project.org.uk/requests-for...

We've got a new website! Check out unity-project.org.uk for Change of Conditions resources, data briefings, legal updates and opportunities to get involved in our work to counter NRPF

Legal Casework Manager | The Unity Project | CharityJob Apply now for Legal Casework Manager. , £45,500 per year, find a career with meaning today

I truly could not ❤️ @tupldn.bsky.social more than I do….Fantastic opportunity for 5-year qualified immigration solicitor to join this small, respected and highly effective organisation. Deadline Valentine’s Day……❤️
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Job ad: Legal Casework Manager at The Unity Project - Free Movement The Unity Project (TUP) supports people who are facing poverty and homelessness because their immigration status allows them ‘no recourse to public funds’

The deadline for this excellent opportunity at The Unity Project @tupldn.bsky.social has been extended to 14 February 2025. Details here: freemovement.org.uk/job-ad-legal...

Legal Casework Manager | The Unity Project | CharityJob Apply now for Legal Casework Manager. , £45,500 per year, find a career with meaning today

We are hiring a legal casework manager!
charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-uni...
D/L Feb 14th

Manage our specialist immigration casework service, nurture our small team and help us achieve systemic change to the NRPF policy.