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What the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is in place to help those who have suffered personal injuries as a result of a violent crime committed against them.
Being a victim of a crime of violence is clearly a very distressing experience. While compensation alone cannot provide for all of a person’s needs following a violent crime, the Scheme acts as a practical means of State support and assistance to victims. It does this by providing compensation to the victim in a structured way for the financial losses they have experienced due to the crime and so as to assist them as part of their recovery. Information on other supports available to victims of crime can be found at victimscharter.ie.
Under the Scheme compensation may be awarded on the basis of any vouched out of pocket expenses, including loss of earnings, experienced by the victim or, if the victim has died as a result of the incident, by the dependents of the victim.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers a separate compensation scheme for prison officers who are injured due to a violent crime inflicted on them in the course of their duties.
Copy application forms under this Scheme are available from the offices of the Tribunal at the contact details at the bottom of this page.