Families of Troubles victims were failed by compensation system, report finds

Academics in Belfast have carried out research into compensation paid to the families of those killed in the Troubles (Liam McBurney/PA)

Most families of Troubles victims were inadequately compensated for the deaths of their loved ones, with some receiving as little as £43 (€49.9) to arrange burials, a new report from Queen’s University has said.

The report said compensation awarded during the height of the Troubles was “unequal and inadequate”, with women being routinely discriminated against.