On 17 March, the Government gave a statement on its response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. During the Minister's statement, Stephen raised the No Recourse to Public Funds policy.
In March 2021, the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities published a report on race and ethnic disparities in education, employment, crime and policing, and health across the UK. A year later, the Government has set out a plan to tackle inequality based on these recommendations. The Inclusion Britain strategy was published on Wednesday evening.
Equalities Minister, Kemi Badenoch, gave a statement to the House of Commons about the strategy. During the statement, Stephen raised the plight of families with No Recourse to Public Funds. He said “the No Recourse to Public Funds condition meant that many got no support at all. The Work and Pensions Select Committee has heard harrowing testimony of the hardship that resulted. Will the action plan she has announced review No Recourse to Public Funds, which has driven ethnic disparity?”
You can watch Stephen’s full question, and the Minister’s response, below.