An 89-year-old woman from the Windrush generation is facing homelessness because the Home Office says it cannot verify her identity.
Thelma Campbell has been asked to leave the supported housing estate she has lived in for over two decades in Tottenham, north London, as residents are being evicted following a slew of structural issues. Born in Jamaica, the former factory worker moved to Britain as part of the Windrush mass migration in 1960 – living, working and raising her children in this country.
However, despite her long-term residence in the borough and receipt of a state pension, Haringey Council is demanding to see Ms Campbell’s British passport as proof of British citizenship, which she doesn’t have, before agreeing to rehouse her. The Home Office is working on the case with the authority but in the meantime, Ms Campbell has been left in limbo.
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