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Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund urges New Yorkers to register, outlines eligibility and help resources
Summary
A Department of Justice-funded program told the Brooklyn Borough Board it has paid more than $15.5 billion to eligible claimants since 2011 and urged residents who were in the exposure zone on or after Sept. 11, 2001 to register at vcf.gov; staff described documentation options and an appeals process.
Stathi Patzias, manager of external affairs for the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, told the Brooklyn Borough Board on May 6 that the fund has paid more than $15.5 billion to eligible claimants since 2011 and urged New Yorkers who were in the defined exposure zone to register at vcf.gov.
The presentation explained who can apply and how the program works. Patzias described the VCF as a federal program administered through the Justice Department’s Civil Division that compensates people with 9 11 related physical illnesses or injuries and relatives of deceased victims. He said the fund has received nearly 99,000 claims and found more than 66,000 claimants eligible as of April 30, and that the fund’s administrative costs are about 4% of its budget.
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