In their quest to emulate reform, the government has a consultation open on whether they should extend the time to gain settled status to actually decades! If this were the rule when I arrived, I still would not be eligible.
The UK government is trying to extend the time to get 'earned settlement' (legal security to live in the UK) for migrants from 5 years to 20, and make it almost impossible to meet the requirements if you're low income. They're collecting opinions on this proposed change - please share and fill it out! Only ONE WEEK left!
Some of the questions are purposefully worded difficultly - you can always skip the ones you’re unsure of. The most import part to answer is you *‘strongly disagree’* with the new proposed changes. And that *‘there should be no penalties’* to the question regarding asylum seekers arriving by small boat.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/earned-settlement
Fortunately, Amnesty has a guide on how to respond. https://media.amnesty.org.uk/documents/Amnesty_International_UK_-_Guidance_Consultation_Response_-_A_Fairer_Pathway_t_7hsH4ns.pdf
You can also write your MP or write a letter to the editor of a newspaper and then send a copy of the published letter. You can also wrote a lord, if your MP is rubbish or just to get the word out a bit. https://www.writetothem.com/lords