The Hardship Fund a guide
A guide to applying for a payment from the Hardship Fund. The fund helps low paid workers who are victims of crime.
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What is the Hardship Fund?
The Hardship Fund (‘the Fund’) is a discretionary fund available to provide some relief from financial hardship for very low paid workers who are temporarily unable to work as a direct result of being a victim of a crime of violence and whose injuries do not fall within the tariff of injuries in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012.
The Fund seeks to ease the financial hardship of those who have no recourse to other sources of financial assistance - for example those who do not receive Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). The payment is based on the current weekly rate of SSP. It will provide financial support, from the fourth to the 28th day of absence, provided the applicant has been unable to work for a period of seven consecutive days.
Our commitment
To provide a service which is sensitive in the way we support victims, fair and accurate in the way we assess entitlement to compensation according to the schemes we operate and efficient in the operation of our processes.
Introduction
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. We are responsible for the administration of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Schemes and make payments of compensation to people who have been injured because they were the victim of a violent crime in England, Scotland or Wales. We also administer the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Scheme. The rules set out within the Schemes and the amount of compensation we can pay are set by the Secretary of State and approved by Parliament.