Roland Houslin presents The Windrush Compensation Scheme International Forum, Ramble District, St. Thomas, Jamaica. On Monday 30 December 2024, 2 - 5 pm Jamaica🇯🇲 time, 7 - 10 pm 🇬🇧 GMT. Location: Kine's Lawn, Ramble District, St. Thomas, Jamaica.

Speakers

• Speakers
• *Garrick Prayogg, UK 🇬🇧
• *Roland Houslin, UK 🇬🇧.
• More speakers TBC

This is a hybrid event.

In person: Kine's Lawn, Ramble District, St. Thomas, 🇯🇲 Jamaica.

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GarricK Prayogg

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The Windrush Generations and The Windrush Compensation Scheme; a little bit of background:

From 1948 to 1973 The Windrush Geneneration travel from British

Commomwealth Countries to the to Rebuild Britain from the impact of the

second World War.

The Windrush Generation faced a lot prejudices as well as immigration

Policies that disproportionatley impacted them and there Descendants.

Consequently in 2019 the UK Government launched the Windrush

Compensation Scheme to Compensate those impacted.

"In April 2019, following a consultation period, the government launched the Windrush compensation scheme. This scheme provides financial support to individuals who incurred losses due to difficulties proving their legal immigration status in the UK. The scheme is not limited to those who came from the Caribbean."

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Aim and Purpose

Aim: To raise awareness of the Windrush Compensation Scheme, in the UK as well as further afield outside the UK.

Purpose: To get more of those impacted by the UK Home Office's policies and maladministartion to apply to the Windrush Compensation Scheme. Whether as a Primary Claimant, Close Family Member or next of a deceased.

Background

The Windrush Compensation Scheme (“the Scheme”) is designed to compensate individuals

who have suffered loss in connection with being unable to demonstrate their lawful

status in the United Kingdom. Those most affected are often referred to as the

“Windrush generation”. This name refers to the “Empire Windrush”, one of the first

ships that brought workers from Caribbean islands to the United Kingdom in 1948,

in response to labour shortages following the Second World War. The Scheme is

not limited by reference to those connected to that ship or those with a family

cnnection to the Caribbean. For those most affected, their lawful right to stay in

the United Kingdom stems from arriving and settling in the United Kingdom, mainly

but not exclusively from Commonwealth countries, before 1 January 1973. In these

cases, the right to stay in the United Kingdom derives directly from the Immigration

Act 1971 without the need for any documentation. However, the Scheme is open to

any eligible person who arrived in the United Kingdom before 1988 from any

country who is lawfully in the United Kingdom. In certain cases, individuals based

overseas may also be able to claim. The Scheme is also open to close family

members of those groups.

Eligibility

Primary Claimant

You need to meet one of the following conditions to be able to make a claim for compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

- I came to live permanently in the UK as a Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973, and I have lived in the UK ever since.

- I came to live permanently in the UK as a Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973, and lost my settled status because I left the UK for more than two years, but I am now in the UK lawfully.

- I am a Commonwealth citizen with right of abode and was ordinarily resident in the UK on

1 January 1973.

- I previously met one of the above conditions and I am now a British citizen.

- I came to live in the UK before 31 December 1988 and have right of abode, settled status or am now a British citizen.

- I have right of abode or settled status;

- I am now a British citizen; or I have lost my settled status because I left the UK for a period of more than two years.

- came to live permanently in the UK before 1 January 1973; or

- has right of abode (or did and is now a British citizen) and was ordinarily resident in the UK on

1 January 1973 and I (or my parent if I am claiming as a grandchild) was born in the UK or arrived in the UK before the age of 18 and have lived here ever since.

age of 18 and have lived here ever since.

age of 18 and have lived here ever since

If you are applying for yourself (a ‘primary claimant’)

You can apply if one of the following is true:

you came to the UK from a Commonwealth country before 1973

your parents or grandparents came to the UK from a Commonwealth country before 1973

you came to the UK from any country before 31 December 1988 and are now settled here

Close Family Member

As a close family member, you must make sure two sets of conditions are met, as follows.

- I am the mother or father of the primary claimant

- I am the brother or sister of the primary claimant

- I am the son or daughter of the primary claimant

- I am the husband, wife or civil partner of the primary claimant

- I am the unmarried partner of the primary claimant (and have lived with the claimant continuously for two years or more

Choose the condition you think best describes the primary claimant.

- They came to live permanently in the UK as a Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973, and have lived in the UK ever since.

- They came to live permanently in the UK as a Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973, and lost their settled status because they left the UK for more than two years, but they are now in the UK lawfully.

- They are a Commonwealth citizen with right of abode and were ordinarily resident in the UK on 1 January 1973.

- They previously met one of the above conditions and they are now a British citizen.

- They came to live in the UK before 31 December 1988 and have right of abode, settled status or are now a British citizen.

- They are not currently living in the UK but came to live permanently in the UK as a Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973 and:

* they have right of abode or settled status;

* they are now a British citizen; or

* they have lost their settled status because they left the UK for a period of more than two years.

- Their parent or grandparent either:

*came to live permanently in the UK before 1 January 1973; or

*has right of abode (or did and is now a British citizen) and was ordinarily resident in the UK on

1 January 1973 and they (or their parent if they are claiming as a grandchild) was born in the UK or arrived in the UK before the age of 18 and have lived here ever since.

Resprentative of a Deceased's Estate

If they were still alive, the person who has died would need to meet one of the following conditions to be able to make a claim for compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

Select the condition you think best applies to them.

- They came to live permanently in the UK as a Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973, and they lived in the UK until they died.

- They came to live permanently in the UK as a Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973 and had lost their settled status because they left the UK for more than two years, but they were in the UK lawfully when they died.

- They were a Commonwealth citizen with right of abode and were ordinarily resident in the UK on1 January 1973.

- They previously met one of the above conditions and were a British citizen.

- They came to live in the UK before 31 December 1988 and had right of abode, settled status or were a

* British citizen.

* they had right of abode or settled status;

*they were a British citizen; or

they lost their settled status because they left the UK for a period of more than two years.

- They weren't living in the UK when they died, but they came to live permanently in the UK as a

Commonwealth citizen before 1 January 1973 and:

- Their parent or grandparent either:

* came to live permanently in the UK before 1 January 1973; or

* had right of abode (or were a British citizen) and were ordinarily resident in the UK on1 January 1973 and they (or their parent if they were a grandchild) were born in the UK or arrived in the UK before the age of 18 and had lived here ever since.

Further information is available at Justice For Windrush Generations' website:

http://www.justiceforwindrushgenerations.co.uk/

Who can apply

You can apply if:

* you came to the UK from a Commonwealth country before 1973

* your parents or grandparents came to the UK from a Commonwealth country before 1973

* you came to the UK from any country before 31 December 1988 and are now settled here

You can also apply if you are:

* the close family member of someone eligible to claim and you have had significant losses yourself

* representing the estate of someone who would have been eligible

Justice For Windrush Generations

http://justiceforwindrushgenerations.co.uk/

http://justiceforwindrushgenerations.co.uk/

Articles and Publications:

Windrush Scandal: https://windrushscandal.org/roland-houslin-interview/