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"Sometimes my belly will hurt": No Recourse to Public Funds and the Right to Food
8pp - 2019 | 280Kb
This joint briefing by Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming; Coventry University's Centre for Agroecology, Water, and Resiliance; and Project 17 looks at household food insecurity for those who have the immigration condition of 'No Recourse to Public Funds'.
"Sometimes my belly will hurt": No Recourse to Public Funds and the Right to Food
8pp - 2019 | 280Kb
Food poverty is a growing concern in the UK. The link between welfare reform and food poverty is well understood, but there is little research around the relationship between immigration policy and food poverty.
As such, this briefing explores the ways in which the ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition causes food poverty within some migrant communities.
Our key recommendations are:
Right to Food: Everyone has the right to enjoy safe, nutritious and sustainable food. This project advocates the realisation of the Right to Food in UK law.
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