Social reproduction
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Making lives with ‘no recourse to public funds’

 

Shadows is a research project that advances understandings of the ways destitute migrant families and unaccompanied young people with insecure migration status make and sustain their lives in the absence of mainstream welfare support in England. Shadows explores these issues through longitudinal ethnographic fieldwork, decolonial policy analysis, and creative co-production with children, young people, and parents with ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF).

Fragments of existence

Fragments of existence: Testimonies of life with no recourse to public funds Exhibition & Activities Curation by: Alice Millar, in collaboration with the Shadows research team @ Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA Exhibition hours: 16 May – 27 May 2026 Mon...

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What’s in an age?

What’s in an age?

People suffer hugely because they have no recourse to public funds (NRPF), and supporting families to access accommodation and money is a practical way of alleviating some of that suffering.

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Fragments of existence

Fragments of existence: Testimonies of life with no recourse to public funds Exhibition & Activities Curation by: Alice Millar, in collaboration with the Shadows research team @ Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA Exhibition hours: 16 May – 27 May 2026 Mon...

read more
What’s in an age?

What’s in an age?

People suffer hugely because they have no recourse to public funds (NRPF), and supporting families to access accommodation and money is a practical way of alleviating some of that suffering.

read more

Previous Posts

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