Restriction of public funds
Difficulties facing victim/survivors with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) featured consistently in the written evidence Members received, and many stakeholders were of the view that those with NRPF have a harder time leaving abusive relationships.SPICe analysis of the call for views
CPAG's written submission explains that those with NRPF are a subset of people "subject to immigration control" (PSICs) who are prevented from claiming certain public funds, like UC.Written submission: Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
GVAWP indicated that being denied access to social security, refuge accommodation and local authority housing adds up to being "denied access to safety".SPICe...