Hub evidence contributes to House of Lords European Affairs Committee report

The House of Lords European Affairs Committee published its first report from its inquiry into the rights of EU Citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU. The EU Rights and Brexit hub contributed a range of evidence to the inquiry along with many other charities and organisations working with EEA nationals in the UK and UK nationals in the EU.

In particular the report picks up on evidence from the Hub covering:

• EUSS delivery at a local authority level

• barriers to accessing welfare benefits and public services for EEA nationals

• the legal interplay of status under the withdrawal agreement and EUSS

• What we know and don’t know from the data on the EUSS

The report makes several recommendations to the government based on all the evidence submitted including providing more legal certainty and clarity for late applications and the subsequent ‘status gap’, the option of requesting a physical document for status under the EUSS, maintaining funding for organisations and government support and helplines for EU nationals moving forward. The report also asks the government to resolve its difference of opinion with the EU on status under the EUSS and rights in the Withdrawal Agreement.