Children of groups who have no recourse to public funds

These groups include, but may not be limited to children of:

  • Zambrano carers
  • families who have no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
  • families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are also subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction
  • a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Chen carers
  • families holding a BN(O) passport
  • spousal visa holders
  • work visa holders
  • student visa holders
  • those with no immigration status.

The maximum income threshold differs based on your location and the number of children in the family, the annual household income thresholds for those families able to work outside of London are:

  • £22,700 for families with 1 child
  • £26,300 for families with 2 or more children

In addition to these thresholds, families must hold no more than £16,000 in capital and savings.

More information is available at Providing free school meals to families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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