Impact of COVID-19 on migrant families in the UK

Limbu, A., Evans, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4599-5270 and Mas Giralt, R., (2024) Impact of COVID-19 on migrant families in the UK. Policy Brief, Care, Inequalities and Wellbeing in Transnational Families in Europe. University of Leeds, University of Reading, Leeds and Reading. doi: 10.48683/1926.00120304

Abstract/Summary

This Policy Brief analyses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant families in the UK. It highlights how migrants’ differential legal and immigration status during the crisis exacerbated existing economic and social inequalities facing migrant families, with significant consequences for the wellbeing, care and protection of the most vulnerable groups. Policy recommendations focus on the need to address intersecting inequalities in the labour market, health and social care, welfare and immigration systems; facilitate transnational family reunion and mobility across borders, especially where there are care needs; and increase funding and collaboration in service delivery to address the needs of the most vulnerable migrant families.

Item Type	Report (UNSPECIFIED)
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/120304
Identification Number/DOI	10.48683/1926.00120304
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Human Environments Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Uncontrolled Keywords	COVID-19, migrant families, transnational families, caring, intergenerational care, intersecting inequalities, social protection, im/mobilities
Publisher	University of Leeds, University of Reading
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