The deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) which grants EU citizens living in the UK the right to continue their stay after Brexit is currently 30 June.
In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the organisations, including Coram’s Legal Centre, Asylum Welcome and Citizens Advice, have say they have so-far supported “250,000 vulnerable EEA+ citizens to apply to the EUSS” through £21.5m government funding.
However, they warn that even without the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, more time and funding is needed to reach the most socially isolated and vulnerable EU citizens living in the UK.
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