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Update - January 2024
The UK Government has announced that every Postmaster who was wrongfully convicted and has had their conviction overturned as it was reliant on Horizon evidence will be offered £600,000 in compensation.
Information and outline of the compensation scheme for postmasters in the Group Litigation Order.
There will be top-up payments to postmasters under the Historic Shortfall Scheme (HSS)
Hundreds of innocent postmasters who were wrongfully convicted due to the Horizon scandal will have their names cleared under new laws to be brought forward by the government.
An update on progress for compensation for postmasters subject to bankruptcy orders who are due compensation for losses suffered as a consequence of the Post Office’s Horizon IT system
If you received Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS) compensation between 6 April 2022 and 5 April 2023, you can get support about your Self Assessment tax return.
HM Revenue and Customs is allowing a ‘grandfathering’ provision until 5 April 2019 for the Extra-Statutory Concession on the remuneration of sub-postmasters.
The government has today introduced the Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Bill to the House of Commons
The government has today announced that circa £138m has so far been paid out to over 2,700 claimants across the three Post Office compensation schemes.
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