{"id":952,"date":"2020-05-22T11:02:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T10:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russellandcompany.co.uk\/?p=952"},"modified":"2021-12-20T09:42:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T09:42:56","slug":"troubles-victims-pension-northern-ireland-who-qualifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.russellandco.uk\/troubles-victims-pension-northern-ireland-who-qualifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubles Victims Pension Scheme Northern Ireland &#8211; Who Qualifies?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Victims&#8217; Payment Regulations 2020 sets out the eligibility and criteria for what is now commonly known as The Troubles Pension. In effect, if you were injured (<em>physically or<\/em> <em>psychologically<\/em>) as a result of being at, or attending immediately after a troubles related incident, you could qualify for a weekly payment, or lump sum award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING QUALIFICATION<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is important to reiterate that this scheme is designed for those who were:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><em>Present at a troubles related incident which caused a serious and permanently injured as a result.<\/em><\/li><li><em>If you have been psychologically injured witnessing an incident, the incident must involve a person of &#8216;close love and affection&#8217;.<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Without being physically present at the incident, you are unlikely to qualify for this scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Payment Amounts<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Payment amounts directly correlate to the degree of injury or disablement sustained. On current guidelines, payments can reach \u00a3189.80 per week, and a person over the age of 60 may apply for a lump sum payment of up to \u00a390,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubles Incidents<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The Troubles in Northern Ireland spanned over three decades, with more than 3,500 people killed, and it&#8217;s estimated there were over 10,000 bombings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This payment scheme relates to any Troubles related incident between January 1966 and April 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qualifying Criteria<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>If a person has suffered a permanent disablement, whether that be physical or physiological as a result of a troubles related incident, they may be entitled to make a claim for the victims&#8217; troubles pension. The current regulations set out the mechanisms for both establishing disablement and assessing the details around the troubles related incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) \/ Army Personnel<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The obviously identified victims of any troubles related incident are the members of the public caught in the situation. However, it is crucial to recognise the impact \/ injury on any service personnel also present. This would include members of both the RUC and Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Injuries<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Insofar as the assessment of injury, is is important to note this relates to both persons who were <em>physically<\/em>, and <em>psychologically<\/em> injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To discuss the scheme and your potential eligibility to qualify for The Troubles Pension, please contact us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call Now on: <a href=\"tel:02891814444\">028 9181 4444 <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Update 27.01.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BREAKING NEWS: Mother and Baby Homes NI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calls for a full inquiry into the operation of mother and baby homes in NI &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.russellandcompany.co.uk\/mother-and-baby-homes-northern-ireland-ni-inquiry\/\">Read our article here.<\/a><\/strong> (Contains link to full report)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_________________________________________________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The victims payment regulations 2020, dubbed as The Troubles Pension Scheme compensates people who where present at troubles related incidents, and have suffered injury as a result.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29,30,31,32,33],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Troubles Victims Pension Scheme Northern Ireland - Who Qualifies? 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