Windrush Generation: Compensation
(asked on 7th September 2020) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much, in total, has been paid to the victims of the Windrush scandal as part of the Windrush Compensation Scheme to date; what proportion of the funds allocated to that scheme that amount represents; and how many victims have been compensated.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Information on the amount of compensation paid and the number of people compensated under the Windrush Compensation Scheme is available to view on GOV.UK at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-august-2020.
Information relating to estimated costs and allocations, including compensation payments, is contained in the Home Office’s Impact Assessment IA No: HO 0329 dated 29/1/20. The Home Office has secured funding from HM Treasury for the scheme, and there is no cap on the amount of compensation an individual can receive.
tab WCS-01 (see other tabs WCS-02, WCS-03, WCS-04, WCS-05, WCS-06 and WCS-07 for further information.
WCS_01: Number of Windrush Compensation Scheme claims received1-3 | ||||||||
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Quarter/Month | All claims received | All Primary Claims | All Estate Claims | All Close Family Claims |
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2019 Q2 | 529 | 452 | 21 | 56 |
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2019 Q3 | 336 | 285 | 14 | 37 |
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2019 Q4 | 243 | 205 | 11 | 27 |
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2020 Q1 | 167 | 135 | 11 | 21 |
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2020 Q2 | 117 | 87 | 3 | 27 |
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Jul-2020 | 88 | 66 | 5 | 17 |
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