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Thousands of vulnerable EU citizens missed deadline for settled status putting their rights in Britain at risk, report warns
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THOUSANDS of elderly and vulnerable EU citizens have missed the deadline for settled status, putting their rights in Britain at risk, a report by peers warned today.
Only 2 per cent of all applications made were from people aged over 65 — a percentage unlikely to reflect the true number of older EU citizens in Britain.
The House of Lords European affairs committee report comes after ministers rejected widespread calls to extend the deadline past June 30.
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