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Britain has almost doubled its Windrush compensation programme after complaints the sum awarded to victims was woeful.
Thousands of people born in the Commonwealth migrated legally to the UK as children in the 1950s and ’60s, but many were wrongfully detained, denied legal advice and threatened with deportation.
Home Secretary Priti Patel admitted members of the Windrush generation were repeatedly failed after being wrongly classified as illegal immigrants.
The UK set up the Windrush Compensation Scheme in 2019, through which more than £14 million ($19.7m) in compensation has been paid.
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But the government announced an additional £12 million would be made available.
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Over £26 million compensation offered to the Windrush generation
The Windrush Compensation Scheme has now paid out over £14 million in compensation and has offered a further £12 million, Home Secretary Priti Patel recently (14 May 2021)
announced.
More than £8 million was paid in compensation to members of the Windrush generation in March – more than doubling the amount that had been paid in the 20 months since the scheme was launched in April 2019.
Home Secretary, Priti Patel recently said:
The Windrush generation were repeatedly failed by successive Governments and faced appalling treatment.
I have always said that I will listen and act to help those who suffered terrible injustices, and have been resolute in my determination to make sure they are fairly compensated.
Applications are open for the Windrush Community Fund. The aim of this fund is to raise awareness for the government s Windrush Compensation Scheme and Windrush Scheme and to support community and grassroots organisations with projects associated with this. Charity Voice4Change England charity is running a free information session to help applicants answer any question and get guidance on the application process directly from the grant’s officers. The event will take place online on Thursday, 13 May at 10am. People arriving in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries have been termed the Windrush generation. [Image: PA] People arriving in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries are known as the Windrush generation.