Olivia Blake

Olivia Blake

Labour — Sheffield Hallam

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 June 2025

Debate

Child Poverty and No Recourse to Public Funds

Contribution

That is absolutely right. I will come on to the review later in my comments, but I thank my hon. Friend for putting that on the record. The IPPR and Praxis estimate that around 722,000 children are affected by NRPF restrictions, of whom 382,000 are living in poverty. The NRPF partnership found that around three quarters of children subject to NRPF are likely to become permanent residents or British citizens. Also, migrant parents with NPRF conditions do not get the same help with their childcare costs, including the extended entitlement for working parents and universal credit support. That creates a double penalty. Without that support, many migrant parents, especially single mothers, are limited in their ability to work, while simultaneously being excluded from accessing income top-up from the social security system if their earnings fall short.

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