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1659793

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compensation payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme for people who experienced discrimination from public services because they could not prove their right to stay in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	198933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme is designed to compensate members of the Windrush generation and their families for the losses and impacts they have suffered because they were unable to demonstrate their lawful immigration status.</p><p>The scheme acts as a single gateway for compensation in fourteen categories covering a broad range of impacts, including denial of access to services and a deterioration in mental or physical health. There is no cap on the amount of compensation we will pay. This is in recognition of the wide-reaching ways people have been affected.</p><p>Since its launch, the Home Office has continued to listen and respond to feedback from affected individuals and stakeholders about the scheme, expanding and amending it as our understanding of the way people have been affected has improved. In August 2022 we expanded the homelessness category and introduced a completely new ‘Living Costs’ category for close family members.</p><p>Compensation payments are made as quickly as possible. Decision makers draw upon all the evidence that has been provided and gathered, to make a holistic assessment of the effect on an individual’s life. Each person’s claim is deeply personal and requires careful and detailed consideration to understand their individual circumstances and experiences. All claims are processed with the utmost care and sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 198932 198934 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:19:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1659794

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compensation payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme to people experiencing psychological trauma resulting from discrimination because they could not prove their right to stay in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	198934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme is designed to compensate members of the Windrush generation and their families for the losses and impacts they have suffered because they were unable to demonstrate their lawful immigration status.</p><p>The scheme acts as a single gateway for compensation in fourteen categories covering a broad range of impacts, including denial of access to services and a deterioration in mental or physical health. There is no cap on the amount of compensation we will pay. This is in recognition of the wide-reaching ways people have been affected.</p><p>Since its launch, the Home Office has continued to listen and respond to feedback from affected individuals and stakeholders about the scheme, expanding and amending it as our understanding of the way people have been affected has improved. In August 2022 we expanded the homelessness category and introduced a completely new ‘Living Costs’ category for close family members.</p><p>Compensation payments are made as quickly as possible. Decision makers draw upon all the evidence that has been provided and gathered, to make a holistic assessment of the effect on an individual’s life. Each person’s claim is deeply personal and requires careful and detailed consideration to understand their individual circumstances and experiences. All claims are processed with the utmost care and sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 198932 198933 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:19:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1652737

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme died while waiting for a decision on their application.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	194091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme staff are working hard to ensure where they are aware of claimants with critical or life-limiting illnesses, their cases are prioritised.</p><p>In the unfortunate circumstances where a claimant has passed away after submitting a compensation claim, but before the claim is fully resolved, the team continues to work closely with the appointed representative, usually members of the family, to ensure the compensation payment is made as quickly as possible to the family member.</p><p>The latest Transparency data is available at Gov.UK: <a href="http://Windrush%20Compensation%20Scheme%20data%20May%202023%20-%20GOV.UK%20(www.gov.uk)" target="_blank">Windrush Compensation Scheme data: May 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Please note that this data is manually recorded and is reliant on the person receiving the information on a claimant’s death, notifying the Windrush Compensation Scheme to record this information.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/07/2023 13:35:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1652897

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the progress of the Windrush compensation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	194028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The victims of the Windrush scandal suffered terrible injustices, and this Government remains steadfast in our commitment to do everything in our power to right the wrongs. We are determined to ensure everyone who was affected receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled at the earliest point possible. The Windrush Compensation Scheme is making significant progress towards achieving this aim. As at the end of May 2023 the scheme had paid or offered more than £75 million in compensation and over 66% of claims received by the end of May 2023 had been given a final decision.</p><p> </p><p>Since its launch, the Home Office has continued to listen and respond to feedback from affected communities and stakeholders about how the Scheme operates and its accessibility. The changes made to the Scheme in December 2020 and August 2022, mean people receive significantly more money more quickly. Last year redesigned claim forms were published along with refreshed casework guidance, with the aim of reducing the time taken to process claims and improving individuals’ experiences of applying to the Scheme. Changes were also made to the Homelessness category and a new ‘Living Costs’ category was created, to compensate close family members for certain contributions to a primary claimant’s living costs. These significant and positive policy changes were made following consultation with claimants and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/07/2023 13:04:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1645318

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of the total budget for the Windrush compensation scheme has been allocated.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	189999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>There is no cap on the amount of compensation the Windrush Compensation Scheme will pay out. The Government is determined to right the wrongs for affected members of the Windrush generation and will ensure that all funding requirements are met.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/06/2023 13:08:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1645066

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme have been awarded as of 15 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	189879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Information relating to the number of claims that have been paid compensation through the Windrush Compensation Scheme is included in Windrush Compensation Scheme Transparency Data, together with the Windrush Schemes Fact Sheet, both of which are published regularly.</p><p>The latest Transparency data for the Compensation Scheme was published on 1 June 2023, which covers the period up to the end of April 2023. Data covering the period of May 2023 up to 15 June 2023 has not been published yet.</p><p>The requested information can be found on Tab WCS_03 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-april-2023" target="_blank">Windrush Compensation Scheme data: April 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The latest Windrush Schemes factsheet is available here: <a href="https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/01/windrush-schemes-factsheet-april-2023/" target="_blank">Windrush Schemes Factsheet – April 2023 - Home Office in the media (blog.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/06/2023 15:20:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1645067

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the number of people who are eligible for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	189880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>A revised assessment has been completed using operational data up to the 1st of April 2023, updated assumptions and the same methodology as previous assessments. This assessment will be announced in an upcoming impact assessment, which is currently being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/06/2023 15:27:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1645069

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the cost to public purse of services provided by the We Are Digital company for the Windrush compensation scheme as of 15 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	189882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish this information as it is deemed to be commercially confidential. Publishing this information would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of both the Home Office and those companies with whom the Home Office enters contracts.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/06/2023 15:32:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1645118

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the number of full time equivalent staff working on processing Windrush Compensation Scheme claims.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	189841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Scheme has reached its public commitment of deploying 154 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Executive Office (EO) Decision Makers by Quarter 2 2023. The Scheme also continues to run ongoing recruitment campaigns to ensure the necessary level of staffing is maintained and has continued to backfill those who leave.</p><p>As set out by the Home Secretary at the Windrush Working Group Meeting on 24 January 2023, additional experienced EO decision makers have also been deployed on a temporary basis to assist with accelerating decision making; these staff are in addition to meeting the public commitment to post 154 substantive EO decision makers recruited.</p><p>Regarding allocating additional funds to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, there is no cap on the amount of compensation the Scheme will pay out. The Government is determined to right the wrongs for affected members of the Windrush generation and will ensure that all funding requirements are met.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 189843 question first answered 22/06/2023 09:45:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1612226

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason funding for the Windrush community engagement fund was withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	181518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Due to internal delays in assessing bids, the Home Office withdrew the Community Engagement Fund in February 2023. Continuing would have left organisations with very little time to complete projects before the end of the 22/23 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/04/2023 11:50:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler