A north London man who became homeless when he could not prove his right to work described his experience with the Windrush compensation scheme as 'worse than hell'.
Mr Maynard said he had been offered some compensation by the Home Office but none to cover his loss of access to employment "because they can't see a reason why it was their fault".
He said: "I'm not claiming for losing my job, I'm claiming for loss of access to employment after I lost my job. "They really think either people can't read or we are stupid. I'm fed up with the behaviour because they know exactly what they're doing.Mr Maynard now works as a part-time handyman while he is a full-time carer for his eight-year-old daughter.He said he felt celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary on Thursday of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in 1948 are only happening because of the "misery that has been caused to people".
Human rights charity Praxis, which has helped Mr Maynard and others, says the compensation scheme "only adds serious insult to serious injury" for victims of the scandal, and called on it to be made independent from the Home Office. A Home Office spokesperson said: "We continue to make improvements so people receive the maximum award as quickly as possible."However, we know there is more to do, and will work tirelessly to make sure such an injustice is never repeated."
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