MPs call for cut in welfare delay to help legal immigrant children living in poverty

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Child poverty has grown rapidly worse in recent years (Getty Images)

MPs are calling for a cut in welfare support waiting times for legal immigrant children who are living in poverty.

The latest report from the UK’s Work and Pensions Committee highlights how harmful a delay in welfare support can be for children.

MPs are calling for a reduction in safety net waiting times and have suggested that parents with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) should be given access to the welfare system after a maximum of five years.