NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
By Staff Reporter
June 22 2017
Victims of historical child abuse in Northern Ireland have been told they will not receive promised financial compensation for at least another 10 months because of the political crisis.
Many have been left devastated to discover that no provision was made in the 2017/18 budget to cover the scheme.
Politicians have been advised by the head of the Civil Service that, with no working Executive, it is unlikely any financial redress will be made before April 2018.
Financial payments were promised to victims more than a year ago.
Politicians have warned that many have been left suicidal or facing financial ruin as the current Stormont impasse means that the findings and recommendations of a four-year inquiry into State and Church abuse have still not been presented to the Assembly. The report, which was published just days before the Assembly collapsed in January, promised victims State-backed compensation payments of up to £100,000.
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