{"value":{"id":1232004,"askingMemberId":4549,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-09-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-09-21T00:00:00","uin":"HL7873","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government how much, in total, has been paid to the victims of the Windrush scandal as part of the Windrush Compensation Scheme to date; what proportion of the funds allocated to that scheme that amount represents; and how many victims have been compensated.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4311,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-09-21T00:00:00","answerText":"

Information on the amount of compensation paid and the number of people compensated under the Windrush Compensation Scheme is available to view on GOV.UK at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-august-2020.

Information relating to estimated costs and allocations, including compensation payments, is contained in the Home Office’s Impact Assessment IA No: HO 0329 dated 29/1/20. The Home Office has secured funding from HM Treasury for the scheme, and there is no cap on the amount of compensation an individual can receive.

tab WCS-01 (see other tabs WCS-02, WCS-03, WCS-04, WCS-05, WCS-06 and WCS-07 for further information.

WCS_01: Number of Windrush Compensation Scheme claims received1-3

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Quarter/Month

All claims received

All Primary Claims

All Estate Claims

All Close Family Claims

2019 Q2

529

452

21

56

2019 Q3

336

285

14

37

2019 Q4

243

205

11

27

2020 Q1

167

135

11

21

2020 Q2

117

87

3

27

Jul-2020

88

66

5

17

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