Hardship Fund Supplemental Payment

Zina and her husband Isaak have received compensation from the Claims Conference for their persecution as Jews during the Holocaust. Zina received a payment from the Hardship Fund, while Isaak receives a monthly pension from the Article 2 Fund.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
About the Hardship Fund Supplemental Payment

Additional FAQs About the Current Payment

The Hardship Fund Supplemental payment (HFS) was established as of December 1, 2020. Beginning in December 2020, the Claims Conference mailed personalized pre-populated application forms to potentially eligible survivors for whom we had current mailing addresses. Additionally, we publicized widely the establishment of this fund and made applications available for those who did not receive the pre-populated version.

The Hardship Fund Supplemental payment is open to Jewish Nazi Victims who have previously been approved for a Hardship Fund Payment, OR received a one-time payment from the BEG AND do not receive a pension as compensation for persecution during the Holocaust.

Eligible survivors who submitted an application form prior to the deadline of December 31, 2022 received the first two tranches of the payment totaling €2,400.

In 2022, the Claims Conference reached an agreement with the German government that an additional payment of €1,200 will be made in 2023.

In 2023, the Claims Conference reached an agreement with the German government that additional payments will be made each year from 2024-2027.

In 2024, the HFS payment amount is €1,250.

For each of the remaining years of the Hardship Fund Supplemental payment, 2024-2027, survivors who applied to the Hardship Fund Supplemental payment prior to 2024, or 2025, or 2026, respectively, do not need to fill out a new application form. However, eligible survivors will receive a notification from the Claims Conference and may be required to provide updated proof of life to receive the additional installments.

Those who never applied to the Hardship Fund Supplemental payment must apply prior to December 31 of the year in which they are applying (2024, or 2025 or 2026) to receive that year’s installment.

If you think you are eligible and did NOT receive an application form in the mail, please contact us at the Claims Conference office nearest you.

Applications must be submitted by survivors, not heirs. However, if an eligible survivor passes away after an application form is received and registered by the Claims Conference, the surviving spouse may be entitled to payment. If there is no surviving spouse, the (child)ren of the eligible survivor may be entitled. No other heirs are eligible. Surviving spouses and children should contact the Claims Conference. Please contact us:

If the survivor passed away after submitting the proof of life via paper Life Certificate or electronically, using PANEEM, BUT BEFORE the payment was issued, the payment may not be made to the surviving spouse or children. Recipients of the Hardship Fund Supplemental payment must be alive as of the date the payment is issued to them, not the date on which they submitted their proof of life. The Hardship Fund Supplemental payment is not transferable nor inheritable and heirs are not eligible to receive it.

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  • 1-646-536-9100 (United States)
  • +972-(3)-519-4400 (Tel Aviv from outside Israel)
  • 03-519-4400 (Tel Aviv from within Israel)
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