The ex-gratia payment scheme for the Afghan Relocation and Resettlement Policy scheme data incident in September 2021.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has set up an ex-gratia payment scheme for individuals directly affected.
The scheme was announced in a Written Ministerial Statement in December 2023.
Further information on the launch of the scheme can be found in the subsequent Written Ministerial Statement, which can be read here: Update on Ex-Gratia Scheme Following 2021 Data Incident.
Eligibility for an ex-gratia payment
Only those affected by the September 2021 data incident are eligible for a single ex-gratia payment.
Those affected by the September 2021 data incident were informed directly by the MOD at the time of the incident.
If the MOD did not previously contact you to inform you that you were affected, then you were not affected by the data incident.
Next steps
The ex-gratia scheme will be open for 6 months from 9 July 2025.
During this time, we will attempt to make contact by email with those eligible for a single ex-gratia payment using the contact details we hold on record. We hold contact details for the affected individuals because all those affected have previously submitted applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme.
