Call for Evidence: Impact of Recent Immigration and Asylum Rule Changes on Poverty

Posted on 31 Mar 2026 under News, Latest News

The All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) on Migration and on Poverty and Inequality are inviting submissions of new evidence on the potential impact of recent changes to UK immigration and asylum rules on poverty in the UK.

Background
In April 2024, the APPGs on Migration and Poverty and Inequality conducted a joint inquiry into the Effects of Immigration, Asylum and Refugee Policy on Poverty.

The inquiry received approximately 200 submissions from individuals and organisations with both lived and professional experience of poverty and the UK immigration system. Parliamentarians heard powerful evidence about the impacts that this has on individuals, families and communities. The report made a series of recommendations on shortening routes, reducing fees and costs, expanding access to fair employment, and strengthening social security support to prevent poverty and destitution among migrants.

New Phase of the Inquiry
Since the publication of this report the Home Office has published a new Immigration White Paper, and subsequent reforms and rule changes for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants have been announced by the Home Secretary. The APPGs are therefore undertaking a short, targeted follow-up inquiry to refresh their recommendations in the light of these changes.

We are seeking new and relevant evidence that directly addresses the impacts of these recent changes.

Areas of Interest
Submissions should address the proven or potential impacts in one or more of the following areas:

• Access to social security and welfare
• Access to public services and housing
• Employment and wages
• Communities and integration

Submission Guidance
Submissions must focus on new evidence or research relating specifically to recent or proposed rule changes and the thematic areas highlighted above.

Submissions should focus on changes introduced in, or following, the White Paper, including all subsequent immigration and asylum proposals and reforms announced thereafter. We are particularly interested in evidence that captures the cumulative and evolving impact of these measures.

Please also indicate how the recent rule changes interact with the APPGs’ previous findings, including whether they alter earlier conclusions or recommendations, exacerbate existing issues, or compound the impacts already identified.

Please do not resubmit material from the original inquiry or previously published findings, unless it directly addresses the new rule changes or proposals.

Format
Submissions should be concise and no longer than four sides of A4.

• Clearly identify the specific policy, proposal or rule change being addressed.
• Outline the observed or anticipated impact.
• Indicate which of the four thematic areas the evidence relates to
• Submissions can link to reports containing further information where relevant.

Who Should Submit
We welcome evidence from:

• Academics and researchers
• Charities, NGOs, and community organisations
• Legal and policy professionals
• Local authorities and service providers

Deadlines
The deadline for submitting new evidence has been extended to midnight on 13 May 2026. For existing, previously published research, we encourage submissions by midnight on 14 April 2026, where possible.

 

A Note on Lived Experience Testimony
We are not asking for personal testimony in this call for evidence. The policies we are looking at are still proposals, which means most people will not have had direct experience of them yet. This does not mean that lived experience is not part of this work. We have powerful testimony from people with personal experience gathered during our original inquiry in 2024, and we will be drawing on that evidence to highlight how policy decisions impact people on a day-to-day basis. If you are submitting evidence as a researcher, academic or organisation and you have relevant qualitative evidence from people with personal experience, please do include it so that we can keep the voices of those who live it central to the inquiry.