The letter, signed by 60 organisations, comes as latest research shows the number of children living in families classified as having no recourse to public funds (NRPF) rose by 23 per cent in the last three years from 142,000 in 2016 to 175,000 in 2019.
Signatories include Unison, Action for Children, Barnardo’s chief executive Javed Khan, Children England chief Kathy Evans and The Children’s Society.
NRPF is a status imposed on migrant families who have not yet qualified for permanent residency in the UK. It prevents them from accessing essential welfare support, including universal credit, tax credits, and free school meals.
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