The Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020

Lump sums

24.—(1) A person entitled to victims’ payments is entitled on application to receive instead a lump sum if—

(a) the person is over the age of 60, or

(b) the person is terminally ill.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) must be—

(a) made to the Board;

(b) in writing;

(c) on a form approved for the purpose by the Board, and

(d) signed by or on behalf of the applicant.

(3) An application to receive a lump sum may be made—

(a) at the same time as an application for victims’ payments;

(b) whether or not the person is over the age of 60 at the time of the application.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the lump sum is the amount of victims’ payments that would be payable to the person in the period of ten years beginning with—

(a) in the case of a person to whom paragraph (1)(a) applies, the person’s 60th Birthday, or

(b) in the case of a person to whom paragraph (1)(b) applies, the date of the application to receive a lump sum.

(5) Where an application to receive a lump sum is made at the same time as an application for victims’ payments, the lump sum must include any amount of victims’ payments payable in accordance with regulation 21.

(6) For the purpose of calculating the amount of the lump sum no regard is to be had to the possibility of—

(a) the rate specified in column 2 of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 being increased;

(b) the person’s assessed degree of relevant disablement increasing or decreasing, or

(c) any other change of circumstance.

(7) Where a person is paid a lump sum in accordance with this Regulation, the person—

(a) has no further entitlement to victims’ payments (and accordingly regulation 23(1) does not apply), and

(b) may not bring an appeal.