The maximum compensation of £80,000 has been awarded to “one of the most severe cases” identified through the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry.
The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board was established in 2020 to process applications for compensation by victims who suffered physical, sexual and mental abuse at residential institutions in the north.
The NI Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry took place between 2014 and 2016, and examined evidence relating to around 100 state-run residential care homes - and six voluntary organisations - between 1922 and 1995.
The report on the inquiry’s findings was published in 2017.
To date, over £92 million has been paid out by the Redress Board to more than 3,600 applicants.
Awards between £10,000 and £80,000 can be offered, and legal firm Madden & Finucane said one of its clients has now received the maximum compensation sum.
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Solicitor Claire Loughran said: “This compensation is an acknowledgment of the abuse suffered by our client while in a State Institution and the impact that this abuse has had on their life since.
“The Panel noted this is one of the most severe cases which it has come across in relation to impact.
“This is the second compensation award being granted by the Board for our clients this week, with another client being awarded £35,000 in compensation.”
Decisions have now been made by the Redress Board on the majority of applications brought befire it.
The Redress Board has advised that its deadline for accepting applications for compensation is April 2, 2025.
