The Home office, a government department in the United Kingdom responsible for immigration, security, and law and order has placed immigration officers in child social services and dozens of other local authority departments, in an arrangement that has raised concerns about the ability of the most vulnerable families and individuals to seek help and support at this difficult time
The officers are part of an “enhanced checking service” that includes providing information about people’s eligibility and right to stay in the country and the officials can also pass the details of undocumented people to immigration enforcement officers.
As the UK’s relative poverty rate continues to rise as a result of rising living costs, low pay, lack of work, and inadequate social security benefits together mean individuals and families from Black and minority ethnic groups are more likely to be affected, Under the “no recourse to public funds” policy, people without the right to remain in the UK are denied access to a range of public services, such as housing.
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The Affoundation UK is a Non-governmental organisation founded by Oluwadamilare Okenla (popularly known as DJ MIND D GAP) set up to assist families and individuals experiencing poverty by providing the needed support in both immediate and long term journey towards a poverty-free life, is currently running a “POVERTY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN” and this includes raising funds helping families confidentially by assisting with emergency welfare support, counselling and advice from numbers of volunteers from various fields, including lawyers, health and social workers, employment and more.
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