Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 104972

Victims' Payments Scheme

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications have been (a) received, (b) awarded and (c) refused under the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; and in how many refused cases the applicant was in receipt of an occupat

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme is a devolved matter and is run by the Victims’ Payments Board on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive. Statistics on applications are publicly available on the Victims’ Payments Board’s website.