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<p>Non-UK nationals and family members who are issued with a residence permit with
a No Recourse to Public Funds condition are not eligible to access taxpayer-funded
benefits such as Universal Credit, Child Benefit or housing assistance for the duration
of their leave. Public funds do not include contributions-based benefits and the State
Pension. The Department has no powers to award taxpayer-funded benefits to an individual
whose Home Office immigration status specifies no recourse to public funds. The Home
Office determine whether persons granted leave to enter or remain in the UK are eligible
to access public funds.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of its response to COVID-19,
the Government announced in the Budget on 11 March that it would provide local authorities
in England with £500 million of new grant funding to support economically vulnerable
people and households in their local area.</p>
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