Housing and welfare rights

Online tool that we developed in partnership with the University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) to help establish what a family’s support options will be on the basis of the parent’s immigration status.

Use the tool to find out:

• Whether a family may be eligible for benefits
• What social services will consider when assessing a family’s eligibility for support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989
• What immigration options the family may have and when they may require signposting to get legal advice from an immigration adviser
• Whether a family will have the right to rent in the private sector in England

Use the web tool

Factsheet that summarises information about the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), which must be applied for before the deadline of 30 June 2021.

Includes:

• Practical steps to help identify and signpost people who may need assistance or legal advice in order to apply
• Information for social services about providing accommodation and financial support to EEA nationals when the Schedule 3 exclusion applies

Read the factsheet (PDF)

Factsheet to assist councils that are supporting residents with no recourse to public funds who are destitute or at risk of homelessness, including those who have been accommodated under the Government's 'everyone in' policy.

Includes information about: 

• Entitlements to government support for people who lose their income due to the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
• Implementing the Schedule 3 exclusion when a person or family are eligible for social services' support

Read the factsheet