52170 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

Written Question

Published date: 16 Nov 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	52170 (2025)
Question asked:	02 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	10 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_52170_2025
Document guid:	c40aad5c-2d96-4d0e-96ab-361ae9f53db4

52170 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions: What, if any, are the eligibility criteria for assessing top-up payments for survivors of abuse in care with a closed claim?

Hon Erica Stanford: Any living survivor with a closed claim who received a payment from the Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Education, Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry of Health, and/or the Crown Health Financing Agency are eligible to be assessed for a top-up payment. As of 4 November, top up payments totalling $13,281,443 have been paid to 1,117 survivors, with an average payment of $11,890 per survivor.