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This report summarizes the VCF’s 12th year of operation, and focuses on the significant changes, challenges, and achievements of 2023. With the appointment of permanent Special Master Allison Turkel in March, the VCF began a new era of leadership, continuing to focus on the needs of the 9/11 community and building the tools to support the program’s longevity. The Fund hit new milestones, awarding $12.8 billion to over 56,600 claimants since re-opening in October 2011. In addition, in 2023 the VCF decided more claims and issued more award dollars than in any previous year.

I was very proud to step into the role of Special Master in March 2023, particularly as a native New Yorker and someone who was raised to respect and value public service. In the months since, I have been struck by many things that I hadn’t fully anticipated – chief among them the need to inform the public about the VCF and to ensure that every person who might be eligible for a VCF award is aware of the program and has the resources and support they need to register and file a claim.

Email – Replacement Services Policy – February 1, 2024

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Statistics as of December 31, 2022

Sí. En los casos que envuelvan enfermedades terminales o dificultad financiera significativa, usted puede pedir al VCF que acelere el procesamiento de su reclamo. El VCF considera “dificultad financiera significativa” una eminente o pendiente orden de desahucio o ejecución de hipoteca, o falta de vivienda, siempre y cuando sea demostrada con la documentación apropiada. Si usted desea acelerar su reclamo a base de una enfermedad terminal o dificultad financiera usted debe comunicarse con la línea de ayuda del VCF al 1-855-885-1555 y someter los documentos adecuados a su reclamo.

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有。在涉及绝症或重大经济困难的情况下，您可以要求VCF加快处理您的索赔。VCF认为“重大财务困难”包括迫在眉睫或待决的法拍或驱逐程序，或无家可归，如适当的文件所示。如果您想根据绝症诊断或经济困难寻求快速处理您的索赔，您或者您的律师（若您有律师协助您向我们的VCF索赔）必须拨打VCF的求助热线1-855-885-1555，并将任何适当的文件上传到您的索赔上。您还必须提交完整的《索赔表》和所有必需的证明文件，以便VCF拥有处理您的索赔所需的信息。如果您由律师代理您的VCF索赔，您应该寻求律师的帮助。VCF将审核该请求，并通常在48小时内通知您VCF是否接受或拒绝该请求。在批准加急处理的索赔中，假设您已提交所有必需文件，VCF通常在短到3-4周内可以处理索赔，作出裁决，并处理付款。在这些情况下，一旦发出裁决书，就会立即发出索赔付款，而您保留在三十天申诉期内上诉的权利。

Email – Important Updates - Remove Function no longer available and Additional Guidance to Registration Tab – November 21, 2022

Email – Important Updates – VCF Policies and Procedures and System Maintenance – November 16, 2022

Email – URGENT update from the VCF – ACTION REQUIRED – November 3, 2022

Email – Important Updates and Reminders_NYSLRS, Expedite Requests, and NYCERS – October 12, 2022

Statistics as of September 30, 2022