Opponents have consistently demanded that the Home Office be relieved of its authority to decide on and manage victim payouts, transferring that obligation to an impartial entity.
The compensation plan went into effect on April 3, 2019.
It was established a year after reports surfaced that a large number of British citizens—mostly from the Caribbean—had been threatened with deportation and refused access to healthcare and benefits despite having the legal right to reside in the UK.
The Home Office has so far rejected requests, despite mounting worries over the number of people passing away before obtaining payments.
He said that “the system has failed us” and that one of the biggest issues was that people still “don’t trust the Home Office” when he was being deported twice as a result of the incident.
While the most recent data indicates some progress in the scheme’s functioning, many people are still having to wait far too long to receive the compensation they are entitled—more than a year or even eighteen months in the worst situations—according to Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK.
