1. Spotlight on supporting women experiencing homelessness with NRPF
Immigration Law: How is it impacting on women with NRPF and possible support solutions
Jasbindar Bhatoa
Senior Legal Officer
Rights of Women

2. Rights of Women www.rightsofwomen.org.uk
Rights of Women is a women’s voluntary organisation committed to securing equality, justice and safety in the law for all women.
We offer free confidential legal advice to women on our advice lines. We have three lines, advising on family law, criminal law, and immigration and asylum law.
We provide education on women’s rights through several publications. These include the legal guides Domestic violence, immigration law and “no recourse to public funds” and Women, families and Article 8 as well as our other handbooks and legal guides.
Rights of Women provide guidance for policy makers and work to put women’s rights on the public policy agenda.
We also provide training for individual professionals and organisations.

3. Legal and Policy Context
Government policy on immigration
Changes to Immigration Law
Immigration Acts of 2014 and 2016
EEA Regulations 2016
Immigration Rules
Regulation of Immigration Advice and Services under the Immigration Act 1999

4. No recourse to public funds
What are public funds?
Who has no recourse to public funds?
Consequences of applying for public funds when not entitled
Legal and support options available to persons without recourse?