Archive of VCF
A Message from Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya
When Congress reauthorized the VCF in 2015, it extended the time for individuals to submit new claims – as well as amendments on existing…
Statement from 911 Health Watch on “Notice of Inquiry“ Regarding the Potential of Cuts to Compensation for those Injured by 9/11 Due to Lack of Funding
911 Health Watch wants to thank the Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), Rupa Bhattacharyya, the Department of Justice and Attorney General Sessions for today’s publication in the Federal Register of the VCF’s “Notice of Inquiry” regarding the potential shortfall of funds for the VCF and asking for comment on possible responses to […]
‘Cancer has no deadline’: Advocates for 9/11 fallout victims blast 2020 deadline for compensation fund
The looming Dec. 18, 2020 deadline to file claims with the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund ignores the fact that people will continue dying…
Governor Enacts Law Extending Sign-Up For WTC-Related Benefits
Gives Clean-Up Participants Another Four Years To Enroll in Programs
Head of FBI, Victims-Fund Director Urge Federal Responders to Sign Up
Despite the fact that thousands of FBI agents and other Federal first-responders played a critical role in the World Trade Center response and recovery, only 1,000 of the 30,000 applicants…
As WTC Illnesses Rise, Worry About VCF Cash
The dramatic spike in the volume of World Trade Center illnesses and claims has officials concerned that the $7.4-billion 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund may not have enough money…
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands sign petition to keep Victims Compensation Fund going for 9/11-illness sufferers
More than 130,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to extend the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, which provides financial assistance to those suffering from illnesses…
Rep. Maloney Statement on 9/11 Anniversary
Never Forget. We made that promise 17 years ago, and every year since as families mourn those taken from us on 9/11 and in the following days, months, and years due to illness..
As 9/11 victims continue to come forward, officials and advocates fear Compensation Fund may dry up
Seventeen years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, new victims continue to emerge — and officials are now concerned a fund established to help those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses…
Victims fund could run out before people exposed to 9/11 toxins even know they are ill
As we brace for more deaths linked to the aftermath of 9/11, there’s growing concern that people won’t get the help they need if they fall ill in the future, because they didn’t register…