23 June 2020
The Windrush compensation scheme has been ‘far too slow’ to make payments, Home Secretary Priti Patel acknowledged this week
Only 60 people affected by the scandal have received compensation so far. Patel told the House of Commons more than £1m has been offered to applicants. The scheme was set up in April 2019 and was expected to pay out between £200m and £500m.
This week marked the 72nd anniversary (22 June) of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, which carried those who emigrated from the Caribbean and helped the UK recover from the devastation of the Second World War.
