Windrush Compensation Scheme

The Windrush Compensation Scheme is a compensation scheme which was established by the Home Office to provide compensation for the victims of the Windrush scandal.[1][2]

Establishment

The compensation scheme was established in April 2019 by ministerial direction, before formal legislation was in place.[3][4]

Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State or a government department under, or in connection with, the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Citation2020 c. 8
Introduced byPriti Patel (Commons)
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Lords)
Territorial extent England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent8 June 2020
Commencement8 June 2020
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established the financial authority for the scheme.[5][2]

At the time it was established, the scheme the cost was expected to be between £120,000,000 and £310,000,000, based on there being 15,000 claimants.[1]

Functioning

In December 2020, the minimum payment under the scheme was raised from £250 to £1,000 and the maximum payment under the scheme was raised from £10,000 to £100,000.[6]

The scheme does not provide legal assistance to claimants.[7]

In October 2025, the scheme was reconfigured to allow claimants to get 75% of their compensation upfront.[7]

Further developments

In November 2020, the head of policy quit the scheme, criticising it as being racist, and unwilling, uncurious and lacking in genuine concern to the situation of victims.[8]

As of July 2024, the scheme had paid roughly £93,580,000 across 2,634 claims with £400,000 being incorrectly denied.[9] As of May 2025, the scheme had paid £122,000,000 across 3,300.[10]

In 2025, the first Windrush Commissioner was appointed, with a mandate to review the working of the scheme.[11]

The Parliamentary Ombudsman found the way the Home Office ran the scheme to be "confusing and inconsistent".[12]

References

  1. ^ a b D'Arcy, Mark (20 March 2020). "The week ahead in Parliament". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ^ a b D'Arcy, Mark (7 February 2020). "The week ahead in Parliament". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. ^ "Who were the Windrush generation?". BBC News. 20 June 2025 [2018-04-16]. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ^ "Patel personally approved Rwanda plan launch after civil servant concerns". BBC News. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. ^ "Windrush compensation scheme to get MPs' backing". BBC News. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  6. ^ Parkinson, Justin (14 December 2020). "All Windrush victims to get at least £10,000". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  7. ^ a b Fatima, Zahra (24 October 2025). "Windrush victims to get 75% compensation upfront in scheme shake-up". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  8. ^ Merrick, Rob (18 September 2020). "Black official quits 'racist' Windrush compensation scheme over its failure to help victims". The Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  9. ^ Campbell, Adina (5 September 2024). "Payments for Windrush victims denied compensation". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  10. ^ Weigold, Matt (14 September 2025). "Windrush miner fights for compensation". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  11. ^ Campbell, Adina (18 June 2025). "First Windrush commissioner announced". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  12. ^ Adams, Lewis (19 September 2025). "Windrush man to be paid £25,000 by Home Office". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

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