Home Secretary, Sajid Javid
LONDON, England — Britain’s home secretary last week opened a scheme to compensate members of the Windrush generation who were unable to prove their right to live in the UK.
The scheme, which was designed in consultation with those affected and will have independent oversight, is the latest step in the government’s commitment to right the wrongs experienced by the Windrush generation.
It will provide payments to eligible individuals who did not have the right documentation to prove their status in the UK and suffered adverse effects on their life as a result. These could range from a loss of employment or access to housing, education or NHS health care to emotional distress or deterioration in mental and physical health.
Last April, the home secretary established the Windrush taskforce that has helped over 3,600 people secure British citizenship. An independent lesson learned review, led by Wendy Williams, has also been set up to establish what went wrong and how to prevent it from happening again.
Home secretary, Sajid Javid said: “When I became home secretary, I vowed to right the wrongs experienced by the Windrush generation. We’ve been working tirelessly to fulfil that promise ever since and have helped more than 3,600 people secure the citizenship they were entitled to.
