HIA-9
Response
Accepted
Social Security Payments Unaffected
Recommendation
We also recommend that social security payments should not be affected by lump sum payments awarded by the HIA Redress Board.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 included provisions to ensure that lump sum compensation payments would not affect social security benefits (Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019).
- This recommendation was fully implemented through the legislation (Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019).
- This recommendation was fully implemented through the legislation (Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019).
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by Claude (Anthropic) on 10 Apr 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Northern Ireland Executive
05 Nov 2019
No formal government response published.
Progress Timeline
Official Report
05 Nov 2019
The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 included provisions to ensure that lump sum compensation payments would not affect social security entitlements, as recommended by the Inquiry.
Responsible Bodies
Northern Ireland Executive
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
9.4 yrs
Last formal update
2399 days ago