What happens to a homeless person who has 'no recourse to public funds'

[CrypticClueless]

A man has been sleeping rough in streets close to my house for well over a week to my knowledge.

A local contact says they were previously living in a nearby HMO but have been kicked out

I have contacted StreetLink 3 times about this person - and someone with relevant connections (not StreetLink - a person within the council) says they made contact but that there is no hostel place available for a single man, and muttered something about 'its difficult . complex' and they may have 'no recourse to public funds' . i.e no visa that allows them to claim any welfare benefits and if they have no work / not enough credits, no contributory benefits.

If he is here without papers, he clearly has no funds to 'go home' .

What happens? Is there any help available? I don't know his status for certain and it isn't my business to know confidential information. But if there is help I would like to refer him for it.

It's warm and dry at present but that won't last....will he just die on the street?

My question is why should the person have to report himself?
Any of us should be able to report people that don't belong here, and the home office should investigate and remove them.
My mind is boggled if this isn't how it works.

You can indeed report an illegal immigrant to the home office

Anyway, we don't even know if the man is here illegally. He might be completely legit. NRPF could happen for many reasons.

I kind of wish I hadn't said it now, but all I was saying was that I had come across a case where somebody was very much a victim and actually wanted to go home. That's what I meant when I said he might want to get in touch with them himself, because if that's what he wanted, that would be the way to go about it. He barely spoke a word of English so there was no way he could have looked for the right way to organise going home via the home office.

sorry @CrypticClueless I was not trying to derail your thread.

Well, StreetLink have sent me a message saying they have ‘made contact’ and ‘given advice’.

I have no idea what his status is, really. Just wanted to know if there was something I could do to help divert the trajectory that @BigFatLiar realistically outlines.

As a human being I see my moral duty as helping an individual in danger. The authorities are there to then make decisions about legal status etc etc.

For those still going on about him 'not belonging' or 'the Home Office not knowing he exists', somebody in the country with NRPF is here legally.

I've seen enough visa entries with the condition on them to know what they look like.

But if someone has come to the country legally, but with NRPF, they have to be able to support themselves.
If they patently can't, they SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

He shouldn't be taking the time or resources of any organisation that is supposed to support British people.

If I had a work visa to another country, but lost my job and ran out of money, and became homeless, so that I came to the attention of any kind of official organisation, I'd expect to be put on the first plane home.

Thank you.

He can contact charities relating to migrants and visa issues etc. But no he can’t use public funds.

We don’t actually know whether NRPF is the situation here . OP has updated that Streetlink has made contact with this person and offered advice. I would suspect that his alcohol issues will hold him back in relation to a placement at a hostel.