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<p>From 1 July 2021, EEA and Swiss citizens will be required to have immigration status
to carry on living and working in the UK and to access non-contributory benefits in
the UK.</p><p> </p><p>EEA and Swiss citizens who were living in the UK by 31 December
2020, and their family members, need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June
2021.</p><p> </p><p>DWP are working closely with the Home Office and other government
departments to ensure we are using all available resources to engage with groups who
need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS).</p><p> </p><p>Support for applicants
who need it remains available, including from the network of 72 organisations across
the UK grant-funded by the Home Office to help vulnerable people apply to the EUSS.</p><p>
</p><p>Those who have made an application to the EU Settlement Scheme, but have yet
to receive an immigration status before the deadline, will continue to receive benefits
as long as they satisfy the entitlement conditions for that benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Where
an EEA or Swiss citizen, who was resident here before the end of the transition period,
has reasonable grounds for missing the EU Settlement Scheme application deadline,
they will be given a further opportunity to apply.</p>
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