Register for the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS)
After you’ve registered
A caseworker will contact you. You’ll be asked to provide documents to prove your identity.
What happens next
Once you’ve proven your identity, you’ll get a preliminary payment of £200,000.
If you were a postmaster, you’ll 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 £600,000, you’ll get a second and final payment of £400,000.
If you’ve already received a preliminary payment or a payment for the same loss from a different scheme, there may be deductions made from this fixed total sum.
If you decide to get a detailed assessment, you’ll need to provide evidence of your losses. Your application will then be assessed.
Once you have received your first detailed assessment offer, you have 3 months in which you can still accept the £600,000 fixed sum payment. After that time, you will not be able to choose the fixed sum payment.
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.