Reg. Charity No.1117509
The Matthew Fulham Foundation
London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund press release
The following press release that was issued today by
the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund. I list it below:
London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund announces more grants to 7/7 victims
Tue, 14 Mar 06 | Campaign Organisation Press Release
Summary
The London Bombing Relief Charitable Fund (LBRCF) has today announced the last round of major grants to those most seriously affected by the July 7 2005 bomb attacks on London. The announcement means that approximately £7 million in grants has been paid to victims in the eight months since the charity was set up and that the majority of the £9 million raised is committed by the Fund.
The chair of its trustees, Gerald Oppenheim said: 'These grants represent the final slice of substantial help to the bereaved and the seriously injured. They come on top of the interim grants and the later substantial grants the Fund paid last year to victims in the wake of the 7 July bombings. The money is in addition to whatever they may be entitled to under the government's statutory compensation scheme.'
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LONDON BOMBINGS RELIEF CHARITABLE FUND NEWS RELEASE
The following press release that was issued today by the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund. I list it below:
London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund announces more grants to 7/7 victims
Tue, 14 Mar 06 | Campaign Organisation Press Release
Summary
The London Bombing Relief Charitable Fund (LBRCF) has today announced the last round of major grants to those most seriously affected by the July 7 2005 bomb attacks on London. The announcement means that approximately £7 million in grants has been paid to victims in the eight months since the charity was set up and that the majority of the £9 million raised is committed by the Fund.
The chair of its trustees, Gerald Oppenheim said: 'These grants represent the final slice of substantial help to the bereaved and the seriously injured. They come on top of the interim grants and the later substantial grants the Fund paid last year to victims in the wake of the 7 July bombings. The money is in addition to whatever they may be entitled to under the government's statutory compensation scheme.'
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LONDON BOMBINGS RELIEF CHARITABLE FUND NEWS RELEASE
www.lbrcf.org.uk
LBRCF/2005/015
DATE 10 March 2005
EMBARGO: NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST BEFORE 00.01 HOURS ON TUESDAY 14
MARCH 2005
Charity bombings fund announces more grants to 7/7 victims
The last round of major grants to those most seriously affected by the 7 July bomb attacks on London in 2005 is announced by the London Bombing Relief Charitable Fund (LBRCF) today, Tuesday 14 March, as the charity moves into the final phase of its work. This announcement means that approximately £7 million in grants has been paid to victims in the eight months since the charity was set up and that the majority of the £9 million raised is committed by the Fund.
The charity previously announced payments in phases between July and November 2005 in order to get money to victims quickly and with the minimum of fuss. Grants from the Fund are weighted towards the bereaved and the most seriously injured.
A bereaved spouse or partner is set to receive another £10,000 in this latest round,
making a total of £55,000 in grants from the LBRCF. The next-
A bereaved family with two dependent children is in line for another £20,000 and will be brought up to a total of £120,000 as a result of this round of grants. And those who were seriously injured will receive between £10,000 and £45,000 in this round. This will bring the total available to them to between £40,000 and £120,000, depending on their circumstances.
The money from the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund cannot compensate the victims for what they have suffered. It is simply intended to help people to rebuild their lives following the tragic events of 7 July, whatever their needs may be. The main source of compensation for victims of the bombings is the Government's Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Meanwhile, the charity has announced a deadline of 31 March for those who were affected by the bombings and who have yet to come forward to make grant applications. The Fund believes that, eight months on from the bombings, most of those who qualify for charitable grants from the LBRCF, and who want to apply for them, have come forward.
After 31 March 2006 the LBRCF can't guarantee that it will be able to make awards to anyone it does not already know of, although it will treat applications with compassion where there are exceptional circumstances, and within the funds it has available.
Commenting, the charity's chair of trustees, Gerald Oppenheim, says: "These grants represent the final slice of substantial help to the bereaved and the seriously injured. They come on top of the interim grants and the later substantial grants the Fund paid last year to victims in the wake of the 7 July bombings. The money is in addition to whatever they may be entitled to under the government's statutory compensation scheme.
"We are writing to each of the victims who were most seriously affected by the bombings enclosing their final payment from the Fund. Of course, our grants can never make up for what they have lost, but we know from the many letters of thanks we have received that the extra financial aid the LBRCF has given to the victims of 7/7 has been a help to them in dealing with their immediate needs and in starting to rebuild their lives."
www.lbrcf.org.uk
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