National Redress Scheme- survivors angered by indexing, capping of payments

By Rowan Cowlley
July 16 2018 - 3:00am
HARD TO STOMACH: CLAN chief executive Leonie Sheedy says a decision to index payments to childhood sexual abuse survivors is a kick to the guts. Photo: AAP Image/Paul Braven
HARD TO STOMACH: CLAN chief executive Leonie Sheedy says a decision to index payments to childhood sexual abuse survivors is a kick to the guts. Photo: AAP Image/Paul Braven

AS STATE governments around the country prepare to roll out the National Redress Scheme, survivors of institutionalised child sexual abuse are describing some aspects as “a kick in the guts”.

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