No Recourse to Public Funds (NRFP)

What is NRPF?

No recourse to public funds (NRPF) is a standard condition applied to those staying in the Britain with a temporary immigration status. Leave to Remain (LR) is set as the general threshold for permitting migrants to access public funds.

Accessible Public Funds

The NRPF condition is only a restriction on access to mainstream social security, homelessness assistance and a local authority allocation of social housing.
People subject to NRPF cannot access certain income-based welfare benefits.

Do we have a duty to assess?

Section 35 of the Social Services and Well-Being Act (Wales) 2014 sets out our duty to assess a person’s needs if:

The person lives in Pembrokeshire;
Has no settled residence;
It is necessary to meet the person’s needs in order to protect the adult at risk of abuse or neglect.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (opens in a new tab)

The Section 35 duty therefore applies to all residents regardless of immigration status and is only limited by the exclusions to social services support set out under Schedule 3 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

We will offer an assessment to those who meet the eligibility criteria set out above.

Do we have a duty to meet needs?

Interim support

Following an assessment to determine eligibility we may provide interim support while we proceed with the care planning part of care management process.

Essential living needs

The person’s care and support plan will set out what support the person will be responsible for accessing, support that could be provided by community support services and what support we will arrange or provide, in order to meet the assessed needs.

Charges

Charges for support will be applied in line with the charging regulations set out under the Social Services & Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014.

Unaccompanied children and care leavers

Pembrokeshire County Council follows guidance set out under the Social Services and Well-Being Act (Wales) 2014 which sets out the duties in regard to Looked After Children. Further to this is the Welsh Government guidance for social workers for safeguarding children and supporting asylum seeking children.

We will carry out an initial assessment to find out what the young person’s immediate needs are. Primary needs are considered to be:

Communication / Interpretation
Safeguarding issues
Accommodation
Health and Wellbeing Services
Mental Health Considerations
Education and Training
Information about the young person’s home country.

Caring for unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people: Full series | CoramBAAF (opens in a new tab)

Following the initial assessment we will follow our care management / safeguarding processes to ensure we meet the assessed needs and safeguard the young person.

Contact details

Pembrokeshire County Council Contact Centre - 01437 764551

Paying for Care and Support