Tag: EU Settlement Scheme

“For many they may mean lost job opportunities, missing out on rental properties, being refused loans/or mortgages,” EU citizens campaign group In Limbo said.

Scottish Government Europe minister Jenny Gilruth raised concerns the move could push people into homelessness.

Just two per cent of all applications for the scheme were submitted by over-65s, sparking fears that older Europeans will slip through the cracks.

“This is yet another betrayal by the Brexiters of the promise made that nothing would change for EU citizens already here," former Labour MEP Seb Dance said.

“When you vote for a cruel and divisive government like this one, be aware the you too are responsible for the unnecessary cruelty inflicted on my mum today and many more like her. Shove your settled status where the sun don’t shine and throw your insane Brexit in the fires ...

“Windrush did not happen in a day but happened in silence. Each one of us still has a part to play," said campaigners whilst highlighting discrimination EU citizens are already facing.

“Maybe there is just an error in the system but this is not right, this is just awful," one person told TLE.

There is a real risk that "many EU citizens will fall through the cracks and be left without status," the IPPR's associate director said.

The Home Office said those who do not apply after 28 days “may be liable for enforcement action and will not be eligible for work, benefits or services”.