If the victim is permanently disabled, wage or income loss may be extended. Support loss for legal dependents of a deceased or injured victim. Up to 30 days wage loss for the parent or legal guardian of a minor victim who is hospitalized or dies as a direct result of a crime.
Job retraining. Medically necessary renovation or retrofitting of a home or vehicle for a person permanently disabled as a result of the crime.
Home security installation or improvements In-patient psychiatric hospitalization costs. Crime scene clean-up. Veterinary fees, or replacement costs for a guide, signal or service dog. Minors who suffer emotional injuries from witnessing a violent crime may be eligible for mental health counseling. To qualify, the minor witness must have been in close proximity to the crime.
Limitations Assistance is limited to the amount of out-of-pocket expenses or bills incurred by or on behalf of the victim or applicant. Medical and Dental Services Eligible medical expenses are reimbursed: At the Medicare rate for services covered by Medicare.
At the Medicare rate for durable medical equipment DME. Dentists can request preauthorized approval for treatment. Initially, an eligible victim will receive up to three mental health counseling sessions per claim.
If the therapist determines additional treatment is necessary once a victim or derivative victim reaches the session limit, the provider must submit an Additional Treatment Plan for review. If approved, CalVCB may authorize a limited number of additional sessions.
Who is Not Eligible Persons who commit the crime. Persons who were involved in the events leading to the crime or committed a crime that could be charged as a felony; some exceptions may be considered. Persons who do not cooperate reasonably with a law enforcement agency in the apprehension and conviction of a criminal committing the crime; some exceptions may be considered.
Non-Eligible Expenses CalVCB cannot reimburse applicants for the following expenses: Personal property losses, except medically necessary replacement of items, such as eyeglasses and assistive devices.
Expenses related to the prosecution of an alleged perpetrator. Compensation for pain and suffering. Expenses submitted more than seven years after they are incurred, unless the victim is liable for the debt at the time the expense is submitted to CalVCB or has already paid the expense. The police will give this information to the Crown Prosecution Service, who will then make the request in court.
The compensation may not cover the full cost of your damage or loss and often the offender will be able to pay it in instalments. The offender makes the payments to the court, which will then pass the money on to you. The court has to make sure that the offender pays the compensation. You will be eligible if the crime has been committed in the past two years, and if it was reported to the police as soon as possible.
If you want to make a claim, remember that you will have to go over the details of the crime again. You might find this upsetting, but we can talk with you about the impact of the crime.
You can claim for both physical and mental injury but will need to provide medical evidence to support your claim. You can get more information and application forms directly from Gov. For more information contact your local Victim Support office. For people on very low incomes, temporary relief is available from the Hardship Fund. Hardship Fund The Hardship Fund provides temporary financial support if you experience a violent crime and are on a low income.
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Toggle Navigation Cover your tracks online Help in other languages Accessibility help 08 08 16 89 Find help near you Please donate. Menu Home Crime info What is a crime? Victims of rape, assault, child sexual abuse, drunk driving, and domestic violence, as well as the families of homicide victims, are all eligible to apply for financial help. Statistics show that victims of assault comprise about half of the claimants for compensation, with more than a third of those claims being paid to domestic violence victims.
Compensation programs can pay for a wide variety of expenses and losses related to criminal injury and homicide. Beyond medical care, mental health treatment, funerals, and lost wages, a number of programs also cover crime-scene cleanup, travel costs to receive treatment, moving expenses, and the cost of housekeeping and child care if a victim is unable to perform those tasks.
And states continue to work with victims and advocates to find new ways to help victims with more of the costs of recovery. While each state operates under its own law, all compensation programs have the same basic criteria to determine eligibility for benefits.
It is very important, however, to check with the individual state to see exactly what its requirements are and the Program Directory on this Website can be useful in doing that. Generally, the victim must a report the crime promptly to law enforcement, and cooperate with police and prosecutors many states allow exceptions to this requirement, particularly for child victims, and for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence ; b submit a timely victim compensation application again, some exceptions are available in nearly every state ; c have a cost or loss not covered by insurance or another government benefit program victim compensation programs pay only after other collateral sources are used ; and d not have committed a criminal act or some substantially wrongful act that caused or contributed to the crime the eligibility of family members generally depends on the behavior of the victim when programs assess this requirement, but there are a few programs whose laws authorize eligibility for family members in homicides.
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