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For some people, it is not yet clear if they will be eligible for the support available to others if they are struggling to afford the food they need to be able to stay at home during the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. These include:
Sustain is investigating what support can be offered to people in these groups, if they lack the money or access to food that would enable them to shield, self-isolate or maintain social distance.
Sustain has joined others in campaigning for suspension of the immigration status 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF), at very least for the duration of Covid-19.
This is a group who need specific and urgent support because they are more likely to be destitute, isolated, BAME, have inadequate housing and experience food insecurity over a long period - all of which may mean they have multiple vulnerabilities to Covid-19.
Recent activities and developments on NRPF during Covid-19 include:
If you have information to share on this theme, please write to: imogen@sustainweb.org
Coronavirus Food Alert: Sustain's work on food resilience in the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.We are helping secure food for vulnerable people and supporting local emergency responses.
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