How many applicants have died whilst waiting for their application to the Redress Scheme to be processed.

It was recognised when Scotland’s Redress Scheme was designed that some survivor applicants may be advancing in age or suffering ill health. Therefore, priority is given to applicants with a terminal illness and those over 68 years of age.The Scheme enables applicants, should they wish, to nominate a beneficiary to receive the full amount of redress payment in the event that the applicant dies before payment is made. A nominated beneficiary is only permitted to take over the application in specific circumstances.Alternatively, a £10,000 next of kin payment may be possible where a survivor, who met the eligibility criteria for the Scheme, dies before a payment was made to them, their estate or a nominated beneficiary.The Scottish Government released relevant information in response to an FOI request in December 2025. The link to the response can be found here
- Number of applicants who passed away whilst awaiting a decision on redress: FOI release
- gov.scot.