National knows that victims of crime, and in particular victims of serious crimes, face significant financial and emotional costs as a result of the crimes committed against them.
We have made a commitment to increase the amount of support available to victims from November 2009.
Initiatives include:
A significant increase in the funeral grant to families of homicide victims.
A daily court attendance grant of $124 per person for up to five adult members of a homicide victim's family.
An increase in the discretionary grant for families of homicide victims which are suffering financial difficulties, from $1500 to $5000.
A court service for victims of sexual violence which give them access to a trained adviser who understands the dynamics of sexual violence cases and the needs of victims.
Funding for the initiatives will come from the Offender Levy and the disestablished Sentencing Council.
For more information go to:
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/more+help+way+victims+serious+crime
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