Brexit Red Tape 'Puts Looked-After Children At Risk Of Homelessness'

Ahead of Brexit, all EU nationals living in the UK need to prove their immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme in order to remain in the country. After the scheme was launched, it was billed as being "simple and straightforward". But research by immigration charity Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit has found otherwise. According to the charity, the scheme is "designed for people leading ordered, uncomplicated lives who have the evidence to prove it". It is not for "children with disrupted life histories who have little ownership of documents that show their nationality or where they have been living". Read more on the CYPN website.

https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/brexit-red-tape-puts-looked-after-children-at-risk-of-homelessness