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Recommendation 17
17
Horizon Shortfall Scheme re-opened, offering a new £75,000 fixed sum award option
Recommendation
Under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, between its launch on 1 May 2020 and its closure to new applicants in March 2021, the Post Office received 2,417 eligible scheme applications. In October 2022, the government announced that additional funding would be provided so that eligible claimants could receive financial redress and the scheme re–opened for applications. Then, on 13 March 2024, the Government announced that a £75,000 Fixed Sum Award would be available as a voluntary option to individuals in the scheme.
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗