Select committee: European Affairs Committee
Recommendation 14
1st Report - Citizens’ Rights
Published 23 Jul 2021
Paragraph 102
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
We are concerned by the low proportion of applications from older EU citizens, who are more vulnerable to digital exclusion: just 2% of all applications to the Settlement Scheme are from over-65s. Some witnesses suggested that this may indicate low take-up. We call on the Government to explain whether it shares these concerns, and if so, what steps it intends to take to ensure that over-65s are supported in making late applications.
From: European Affairs Committee, 1st Report - Citizens’ Rights, paragraph 102, 23 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 19 November 2021 (deadline 23 September 2021).