Today I have finished my latest painting (Windrush Generation, that feature Paulette Wilson who was affected by the Home Office scandal and became an activist to demand a stop to the abuse that community was experiencing and who sadly pass away this year) for the Golden YearsSeries I have been working on just as it was reported In the Guardian.
Windrush: two years on, victims describe long waits and ‘abysmal’ payouts.
Many people pushed into financial difficulties by Home Office errors are still waiting for compensation.
Applicants to the Windrush compensation scheme have spoken about the difficulties they have experienced in securing payouts. Some are concerned by the long delays between applying and being awarded damages, others have expressed unhappiness about the amount they have been offered.
Their testimony comes after the Guardian revealed that the most senior black Home Office employee in the team responsible for the scheme resigned earlier this year, describing it as systemically racist and unfit for purpose.
You can read the whole article at: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/19/windrush-two-years-on-british-victims-describe-long-waits-and-abysmal-payouts