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What about other benefits and public
services?
Only the forms of support listed above count
as public funds. Public funds do not include the
following work-related benefits, which are based
on National Insurance contributions:
•
contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
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or a limited period, one of the
conditions attached to your leave
may be that you have ‘no recourse to
public funds’. This will be stamped in
your passport.
This leaflet explains what
‘no recourse to public funds’ means.
It explains what funds you can and
cannot claim if this condition applies
to you. It also explains what will
happen if you break this condition.
Who should read this document?
You should read this if you are from a country
that is not a member of the European Economic
Area (EEA) and:
•
You are applying for limited leave to enter or
remain in the UK -for instance, a work permit,
student visa or marriage visa.
•
You are currently in the UK with limited leave
to enter or remain -for instance on a work
permit, student visa or marriage visa.
•
You are applying for further or indefinite leave
to remain in the UK -for example, if you are
applying for your work permit to be extended.
What are public funds?
‘Public funds’ include a range of income
related benefits, together with housing and
homelessness support. The full list is as follows:
• income-based jobseeker’s allowance
• income support
• child tax credit
• working tax credit
• a social fund payment
• child benefit
• housing benefit
• council tax benefit
• state pension credit
• attendance allowance
• severe disablement allowance
• carer’s allowance
• disability living allowance
• an allocation of local authority housing
• local authority homelessness assistance
Am I allowed to claim public funds?
In most cases you won’t be able to claim any of
the benefits, tax credits or housing assistance
that count as public funds. Exceptions do apply
to some benefits. You can find a list of the most
common exceptions further down this leaflet.
If you are in any doubt about whether you are
able to claim a particular fund, you should
contact the department or agency that issues it.
You can find a list of useful contacts at the end
of this leaflet.
able to claim a particular fund, you should
contact the department or agency that issues it.
You can find a list of useful contacts at the end
of this leaflet.
What happens if I claim funds I am not
allowed to receive?
There are very serious consequences if you
illegitimately claim any type of benefit or support
that counts as a public fund. Unless you are
receiving a fund under one of the exceptions set
out below, claiming public funds is a breach of
your conditions of entry to the UK.
Breaching your conditions of entry is a criminal
offence. It may mean that your leave to remain
in the UK comes to an end. You may also
have applications for further or indefinite leave
refused.
What about other benefits and public
services?
Only the forms of support listed above count
as public funds. Public funds do not include the
following work-related benefits, which are based
on National Insurance contributions:
•
contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
•
incapacity benefit
•
retirement pension
•
widows benefit and bereavement benefit
•
guardian’s allowance
•
statutory maternity pay
Healthcare and education also do not count as
public funds – although your immigration status
may affect whether you are eligible for them.
Do any exceptions apply to housing
assistance?
Two types of housing assistance count as public
funds:
•
An allocation of housing, or grant of a licence
or tenancy, by a local housing authority –
––– for
example, through the ‘housing waiting list’.
•
Housing assistance under homelessness
legislation.
However, there are other types of housing
assistance that do not count as public funds:
•
Housing provided directly by housing
associations. These are independent
organisations and are separate from local
housing authorities.
•
Housing provided by Key Worker Housing
schemes.
•
Housing provided by your employer – for
example, if you are a nurse and you are
living in housing provided by the local NHS
Trust.
If you receive any of these types of support, it
will not count as recourse to public funds.
Do any exceptions apply to benefits?
In most cases you will not be able to claim
any of the benefits or tax credits that count as
public funds. However, for some funds there are
exceptions to this. If you receive a fund under
one of these exceptions, it will not count as
recourse to public funds.
The most common exceptions are listed below.
a)
I’m a member of the family of an EEA
national - am I eligible for any benefits?
If you are living with another family member
who is an EEA national – for example, your
child or your partner – you may be eligible for
the following benefits:
•
Child benefit
•
A social fund payment
•
Attendance allowance
•
Severe disablement allowance
•
Carer’s allowance
•
Disability living allowance
b)
My partner is allowed to claim tax credits
-can I claim them too?
Claims for child and working tax credits are
assessed jointly. If you are living with a spouse
or partner who is allowed to claim tax credits,
your name may be included in the claim.
Other benefits classed as public funds are
assessed individually.
c)
My home country has a social security
agreement with the UK or the EU - am I
eligible for any benefits?
If your home country has a social security
agreement with the EU or UK, you may be
eligible for certain benefits.
If you are from Turkey, Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia or San Marino, you may be eligible for
the following funds.
•
Child tax credit
•
Child benefit
•
Income-based jobseeker’s allowance
•
Income support
•
A social fund payment
•
Housing benefit
•
Council tax benefit
If you are from Barbados, Canada, Israel,
Mauritius, New Zealand, Croatia, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro or the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, you
may be eligible for the following benefits:
•
Child benefit
•
A social fund payment
•
Attendance allowance
•
Severe disablement allowance
•
Carer’s allowance
•
Disability living allowance
d)
I’ve been awarded tax credits in error
- will this affect my leave?
If you applied for child or working tax credits
before January 2005, Her Majesty’s Revenue
and Customs (HMRC) may have paid you them
in error. If so, HMRC will stop the payment. Any
tax credits you did receive before the error was
corrected will not count as recourse to public
funds.
e)
I’ve been affected by a temporary loss of
funds from abroad – am I eligible for any
benefits?
If you are temporarily without funds, due to
disruption of remittances from abroad, you may
be eligible for the following funds:
• Child tax credits
• Working tax credits
• Income-based jobseeker’s allowance
• Income support
• A social fund payment
• Housing benefit
• Council tax benefit
These benefits and tax credits will only be
awarded if there is a reasonable expectation
that the supply of funds will be resumed. They
will only be paid for a short period. A claim can
only be made once during any period of leave.
Table showing the effect claiming DWP/HMRC benefits will have on applications for further or
indefinite leave, depending on your circumstances:
. you will not be eligible for this fund - receipt will count as recourse to public funds
¸ you may be eligible for this fund - if you are, receipt will not count as recourse to public
funds
Living with family memberwho is an EEAnationalSocial security agreementwith UKSocial security agreementwith EUMy partner is eligible for taxcreditsTemporary loss of fundsfrom abroadWrongly paid tax creditsbefore January 2005
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Income based jobseeker’s allowance
Income support
Child tax credit
Working tax credit
A social fund payment
Child benefit
Housing benefit
Council tax benefit
State pension credit
Attendance allowance