Article 6ZT8R Call for urgent Windrush payouts as survivors say Home Office ‘waiting for us to die’

Call for urgent Windrush payouts as survivors say Home Office ‘waiting for us to die’

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Chris Osuh
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Exclusive: Windrush commissioner says it is deeply concerning' that 66 people have died waiting for compensation

The Windrush commissioner has demanded urgent reform" of the compensation scheme after being told by survivors that the Home Office is waiting for us to die off".

In a letter seen by the Guardian addressed to the migration and equalities minister, Seema Malhotra, and shared with the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, Rev Clive Foster says it is deeply concerning" that 66 people have died while waiting for compensation for the Windrush scandal.

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