Windrush Generation: Compensation

(asked on 27th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Windrush compensation scheme from (a) England, (b) London and (c) Lewisham, Deptford constituency have been refused.


Answered by
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Kevin Foster
This question was answered on 4th February 2020

8376, 8377,8378

We will publish information on the total number of claims paid and the overall amount paid out by the scheme shortly, as noted in the Home Secretary’s report to the Home Affairs Select Committee https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/update-to-the-hasc-on-windrush-22-october-2019. A breakdown of claims awarded by geographical area will not be published as this could potentially identify individual claimants. There is no plan to publish the number of calls made to the Helpline.

8379

The Windrush Taskforce does not provide guidance on making an application for compensation. There is guidance on how to complete the compensation form online at https: //www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-claim-forms-and-guidance. Windrush Helpline staff refer claimants to the Claimant Assistance Service if they require assistance completing their claim form.

8380

The number of organisations which have applied for funding to host community events promoting the Windrush Compensation Scheme are (a) ten in England, b) two in London, and (c) none in the London Borough of Lewisham.

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