Although usually an immigration status held by non-EU nationals in the UK, it is not unusual in the advice sector for an EU national to be described informally as ‘NRPF’ and face the same barriers to support. This is because eligibility for welfare benefits and housing for EEA nationals and their family members is dependent on the ‘basis’ on which EU nationals are living in the UK.
They are required to have the ‘right to reside’ or be a ‘qualified person’ or ‘exercising a Treaty right’.
Establishing these criteria can be complex, as is establishing benefit eligibility. For those most vulnerable, it can be a hurdle too high to pass.
For many, it is a hurdle too high to pass, read more here