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<p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested and information on the UK’s resident
population is a matter for the independent Office for National Statistics. The no
recourse to public funds (NRPF) condition is applied to the leave of most migrants
in the UK as a legitimate means of maintaining and protecting our economic resources.</p><p>In
those cases where leave has been, or is being, granted for family or private life
reasons the NRPF condition can be lifted on application to the Home Office if that
is necessary to meet the welfare needs of children. In addition, immigration legislation
specifically provides for children to remain eligible for support from a local authority
under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, and an assessment of welfare needs will
be part of providing that support.</p>
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