As the current rules stand, some could lose means-tested benefits payments if they benefit from the Windrush compensation scheme announced last month. Show Hide Who are the Windrush generation? “Some people have been put off making claims under the Windrush compensation scheme as they are concerned they may end up worse off if they lose benefits. There is still much to be sorted out with the Windrush compensation scheme and the government’s failure to change some of the problem areas and the slow pace things are moving at show that the Windrush generation continue to be treated with contempt,” she said. A Government spokesperson said: “It has been confirmed publically that payments made under the Windrush compensation scheme and the Windrush hardship scheme will not affect the calculation of means-tested benefits.”

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2019 17:01 UTC