Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost to claimants of applying for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement.

We have designed the Windrush Compensation Scheme to be as clear and simple as possible; the Home Office does not charge claimants to apply for compensation under the Scheme.

The claim forms and guidance can either be requested as a hard-copy or downloaded for free from GOV.UK: Windrush Compensation Scheme: claim forms and guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Once the claim form has been completed, it can either be posted to the Scheme’s freepost address or it can be emailed to the Scheme for free.

Our claimant assistance provider, We Are Digital provides free impartial advice and support with completing a claim form. The Windrush Help Team also assists individuals should they have questions about the claim form or process.