Since the end of free movement on 31 December 2020, the backlog of pending EUSS applications has been stuck at over 300k cases, and the waiting times are getting longer and longer.
🧵@jablonow analyses worrying trends revealed by FOI data.
🧵@jablonow analyses worrying trends revealed by FOI data.
When free movement ended, just 6% of applications had been waiting for over three months, and their number was in the thousands. We've now seen this increase to a whopping 60%.
We are talking about more than 100k applications.
We are talking about more than 100k applications.
The backlog of applications to be considered still remains above 300k. At the end of 2020, thousands were waiting for more than 3 months for a decision. Right now, there are:
🔸 nearly 200k applications pending for over 3 months
🔸 114k applications pending for more than 6 months
🔸 nearly 200k applications pending for over 3 months
🔸 114k applications pending for more than 6 months
The number of applications pending for more than 12 months has doubled - from 6.7k to 12.4k.
What does it mean for people?
Life in the backlog is problematic - employers, banks, landlords and others are confused by the guidance, leading to EU citizens being denied access to basic services and fundamental rights.
Life in the backlog is problematic - employers, banks, landlords and others are confused by the guidance, leading to EU citizens being denied access to basic services and fundamental rights.
This backlog doesn't even include Family Permit applications. We are seeing near-daily stories of families split apart, waiting for months on end for a decision.
We need the Home Office to recognise this isn't acceptable and properly resource the EU Settlement Scheme.
We need the Home Office to recognise this isn't acceptable and properly resource the EU Settlement Scheme.
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