May 2018 – Windrush Claimants and Loss of Benefit
The government has established a fast-track process for confirming the status of Windrush benefit claimants and confirming that Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) officials are working with the Home Office and other Government bodies to help individuals to confirm quickly their residency in the UK and ensure that they receive the support to which they are entitled.
DWP has set up a dedicated team to confirm residence in the UK for those people who have never received the necessary documentation to confirm they qualify.
Last week, the then Home Secretary Amber Rudd confirmed that the Home Office would address the issue of compensation by setting up a new scheme to deliver this run by an independent person. Further details around its scope and how people will be able to access it were to be announced in the next few weeks. It remains to be seen if this will now be implemented.
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