Compensation Amounts and Caps
We recommend that the amount of compensation should therefore consist of one or more of the following elements. (i) A standard payment of £7,500 payable to anyone who was abused, including those who experienced a harsh environment, or who witnessed such abuse. (ii) An additional payment of £20,000 in respect of a person sent to Australia under the Child Migrants Scheme. (iii) An additional enhanced payment to anyone who was more severely abused. The maximum amount of compensation payable in respect of (i) and (iii) should not exceed £80,000, and the maximum payment in respect of (i), (ii) and (iii) should not exceed £100,000.
- The HIA Redress Board has been making payments in accordance with the statutory structure since March 2020 (HIA Redress Board).
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Progress Timeline
The specific compensation amounts and caps were provided for in the Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019, including a standard payment of £7,500, an additional payment of £20,000 for child migrants, and an enhanced payment up to a maximum of £100,000.
Published Evidence
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Ongoing funding commitment to Child Migrants Trust, including through the HIA Redress Board which provides a specific £20,000 payment for persons sent to Australia under the Child Migrant Programme.
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The Child Migrants Trust receives funding from the Department of Health & Social Care to operate the Family Restoration Fund, which helps reunite former child migrants with families. The HIA Redress Board also recognised child migrants with a dedicated payment category under the scheme.