Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason payments to Windrush Compensation Scheme claimants are delayed in the event that a review of a decision under that scheme is requested.

In response to UIN: 1247

A Preliminary Payment of £10,000 will be made as soon as a claimant can demonstrate an Impact on Life under the terms of the Scheme. In addition, the Urgent and Exceptional Payments Policy is still available and allows for urgent financial support to be paid in advance of a full compensation payment.

Entitlement to a full award under the Windrush Compensation Scheme arises when the customer provides written confirmation they accept a determination in full. If a review is requested on part of the award offered, the whole claim must progress to review.

In response to UIN:1248

The Home Office publishes Windrush Compensation Scheme Data monthly, including for Tier one reviews which are completed by a Home Office Senior Reviewer and Tier two reviews which are completed by the Independent Adjudicator’s Office. Published data is available to the end of March 2022, Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Windrush Compensation Scheme data: March 2022 refers.

The data covering the period ended 14 April 2022 and 12 May 2022 has not yet been published.