The compensation scheme was set up after it emerged many British citizens, mostly from the Caribbean, had been denied access to healthcare and benefits and threatened with deportation despite having the right to live in the UK.
A Windrush victim has branded the compensation scheme for victims of the scandal 'disgusting', and suggested the government were waiting for those affected to 'die off'. Critics have repeatedly called for the Home Office to be stripped of responsibility for determining and handling payments to victims and said it should be given to an independent body instead. The compensation scheme has been in place since 3 April 2019.
Twice, he faced deportation amid the scandal, adding that 'the system has failed us' as he described how one of the main problems was that people still 'don't trust the Home Office'. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said while the latest figures show 'modest improvements' in the performance of the scheme, 'many people are still waiting far too long for the redress they are due - over a year or even 18 months in the worst cases'.
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