https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allocation-of-housing-and-homelessness-eligibility-england-amendment-regulations-2021/allocation-of-housing-and-homelessness-eligibility-england-amendment-regulations-2021?
英國當局宣布,由6月29日起,持BNO簽證者「根據個別情況」或可獲得社區住宅或無家者支援。是次政策調整,相較之前強調「不會取得公共資金項目」,已經係由零到一,為移英港人提供一道生活保障。
當局預料,新政策在未來5年可以惠及2,400人至15,000人。英國內政部今年2月曾表示,BNO簽證開放頭5年,或有多達32萬人申請並抵達英國。換句話說,政府預咗約0.75% - 4.6% BNO簽證持有人,可能需要房屋支援,比例遠較全英格蘭平均約17%低得多。
//changes have been made to the Immigration Rules which came into force on 6 April 2021 that allow people with such leave, who become destitute or are threatened with destitution, to apply to the Home Office to have the NRPF condition lifted, on a case-by-case basis.//