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No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)

No recourse to public funds (NRPF) refers to destitute people from abroad who are subject to immigration control and have no entitlement to welfare benefits, Home Office support for asylum seekers or public housing.

All local authorities in the UK have a duty to advise people who have NRPF on their personal circumstances and to assist them in finding a solution to their destitution. In limited circumstances, councils can provide care services including accommodation and financial support.

Islington Council has developed a specialist team working with destitute people from abroad who have NRPF and are ordinarily resident in Islington. The NRPF Team works in partnership with children's social services and the community care and mental health teams in Islington. In addition, it works with the Primary Care Trust (PCT) and other outreach and specialist services. Contact can be made through these services or directly with the NRPF Team.

Population and Migration: Focus on London 2010

Between 2001 and 2009 London’s population grew by over 430 thousand, more than any other region, accounting for over 16 per cent of the UK increase. This report from the Greater London Authority discusses in detail the population of London including Population Age Structure, Fertility and Mortality, Internal Migration, International Migration, Population Turnover and Churn, and Demographic Projections.

Tobacco use among the Somali population in Islington

This research was commissioned by Islington PCT and carried out in 2005 and 2006 by the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit, University College. It found smoking to be more prevalent than among the general population and a lower knowledge of the health effects.

Mental Health of Migrant Elders

This article published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in 2001 compares the rates of dementia in Islington amongst migrants compared to people born in the UK and found that ethnic or migrant status is not in itself a predictor of dementia or depression in older people.