Register for the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS)
After you鈥檝e registered
A caseworker will contact you. You鈥檒l be asked to provide documents to prove your identity.
What happens next
Once you鈥檝e proven your identity, you鈥檒l get a preliminary payment of 拢200,000.
If you were a postmaster, you鈥檒l also get a set of documents related to your employment with the Post Office and the events leading up to your conviction.
If you decide to take the fixed total sum of 拢600,000, you鈥檒l get a second and final payment of 拢400,000.聽
If you鈥檝e already received a payment for the same loss from a different scheme, there may be deductions made to this fixed total sum.
If you decide to get a detailed assessment, you鈥檒l need to provide evidence of your losses. Your application will then be assessed.
You can read guidance on how detailed claims will be assessed using an assessment framework.
If you live in the UK, you do not need to pay tax on any payments you get from the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS). They will not impact any benefits you receive.