Right to social security
Everyone has a right to access social security and adequate living conditions. These are human rights recognised under international law.
We campaign to end No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and the two child limit policy. We urge the UK Government to ensure all people can enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights.
The cost-of-living crisis hub
The cost-of-living crisis is leaving many of us hungry, cold, and destitute. This is a human rights crisis: the UK Government is failing in its obligation to protect our rights. The crisis requires a rights-based response.
Economic, social, and cultural rights must become part of our domestic law. Join the campaign for #OurRightsNow.
No Recourse to Public Funds
All-Party Parliamentary Group
With Project 17, we are co-Secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on no recourse to public funds (NRPF) which seeks to raise the voices of people living with NRPF and gain cross-party support across UK Parliament to end the restriction.
The purpose of the APPG on NRPF is to draw attention to the challenges faced by destitute migrants who have NRPF by virtue of having irregular immigration status or a condition imposed on their visa, with a particular focus on families and vulnerable adults, and to contribute to the development of policy and legislation in this area.
Let’s end the no recourse to public funds rule so everyone can live safely, with dignity. Support the call by emailing your MP.
Read our reports on No Recourse to Public Funds
In advance of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UK, we and Project 17 have made a joint submission in March 2022 to the UN Human Rights Council, issues we wrote about include No Recourse to Public Funds.
Read our short briefing on no recourse to public funds in advance of the Universal Peridic Review of the UK by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
In December 2021, we wrote a report with Project 17 to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, highlighting how the no recourse to public funds policy violates the right to social security.
Upcoming events
No Recourse to Public Funds and Accommodation: The Reality People Face
Past events
Ending the two-child limit
Why the two-child limit policy is contrary to human rights law
The two-child limit is a policy that restricts welfare payments to families based on family size and is forcing these families into poverty and hardship by not providing them with an adequate income.
This policy is contrary to the UK’s international human rights obligations and its introduction cannot be justified by austerity. We need the UK Government to be using the maximum available resources to respect, protect, and fulfil children’s rights to live free of poverty and this should include by removing the two-child limit.
All Kids Count campaign
We support the All Kids Count campaign calling for the UK Government to end its two-child limit policy which restricts social security allowance under Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit to families based on the number of children they have.
Under international law, the right to social security and family assistance is to be enjoyed by all people without discrimination.
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