Statistical Report on the Proceedings before the Claims Committee as at 20 December 2018

Applications

Applications received within the deadline	20,702
Persons whose losses were asserted	37,623
Claims [1]	151,949

Files/documents from archives	41,796
Historical land register excerpts	19,624
Inquiries regarding insurance policies	10,902

Applications decided	20,702
Applications for which compensation was awarded	18,155
Applications for which no compensation was awarded	2,547
Claims for which compensation was awarded	103,425
Claims for which no compensation was awarded	48,524
Recourse (review) [2] no longer possible	20,702
Decisions on recourse (review)	551
Decisions after reopening [3]	1,523

Applicants who have extended their applications to include co-heirs	1,769
Co-heirs	3,270

Deceased applicants whose heirs [5] could be established	4,198
Established heirs	7,062
Deceased applicants whose heirs are being traced	118

Closing payments	22,229
Applicants	13,245
Heirs	5,831
Co-heirs	3,153
Applications not yet fully disbursed	196
Applications not fully disbursed involving claims now expired under the statute of limitations	998

This figure differs to previously published figures due to the application of a revised statistical method.
Applications for a renewed decision pursuant to Sec. 17 of the General Settlement Fund Law and Sec. 18 of the Rules of Procedure of the Claims Committee.
Sec. 17 (5) of the Rules of Procedure of the Claims Committee.
Applicants can allow claims of their co-heirs - these are further people who are heirs of people who originally suffered the losses - to be transferred to them and assert these claims before the Claims Committee, insofar as these co-heirs have not filed an application themselves.
Heirs and other persons authorized to continue the proceedings (e.g. executors).
Advance payments were made from December 2005 to July 2009. Elderly applicants were prioritized as long as their claim amounted to a minimum of 500 USD. As a result of an adjustment to the counting method for heirs and co-heirs, as of 26 November 2014 the number of advance payments and closing payments has slightly increased.