PAC to probe delay in institutional abuse compensation

PAC to probe delay in institutional abuse compensation

A fund to compensate survivors of institutional abuse has 41 open applications and is set to close before the end of this year. File image.

The Public Accounts Committee has been asked to find out the reasons why a number of applications to the fund for survivors of institutional abuse are facing massive delays.

Caranua, the redress fund organisation first set up in 2012 to distribute compensation provided by religious congregations, still has 41 open applications yet to be resolved.

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