Monetary Compensation
Background
The systematic withdrawal of assets was part of the National Socialist persecution and destruction policy in Austria from 1938 to 1945. more... Background
Eligibility
Both survivors of National Socialist persecution and their heirs are eligible to file applications with the General Settlement Fund. more... Eligibility
Categories of Property
The General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism takes account of those categories of property which correspond to the range of property confiscations due to persecution during the NS period. more... Categories of Property
Insurance policies (§ 14 item 5 of the General Settlement Fund Law)
Subject to the General Settlement Fund Law, the Austrian Insurance Association (VVO) is obligated - as far as available - to publish lists of policy holders which may be victims of National Socialist property confiscation. Here you will find the according list as well as the explanatory text of the VVO: more... Insurance policies (§ 14 item 5 of the General Settlement Fund Law)
Processing
Statistical Report
Statistical Report on the Proceedings before the Claims Committee more... Statistical Report
Claims Committee
An independent Claims Committee consisting of three persons decides on applications filed with the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism. more... Claims Committee
Rules of Procedure of the Claims Committee
Adopted on 2 July 2002, amended on 26 February 2004, 13 December 2005, 1 July 2009 and last amended on June 25, 2012. The amendments are highlighted in italics. more... Rules of Procedure of the Claims Committee
Valuation Guidelines of the Claims Committee
The Claims Committee assigns a value to accepted claims by applying in principle the value that the confiscated property had in 1938, converted into USD at the rate ruling in May 2003 (i.e. the end of the period for filing claims: 1RM 1938 = 4,913511 USD; Source: Statistik Austria). more... Valuation Guidelines of the Claims Committee
Payments
The closing payments of the General Settlement Fund
On 7 July 2009, the Board of Trustees of the General Settlement Fund, to which both the presidency of the National Council and representatives of the Federal Government, as well as victims' associations and representatives of the religious communities belong, unanimously determined the final payment quotas. These quotas regulate the shares of the established losses which will de facto be disbursed. more... The closing payments of the General Settlement Fund
Payment quotas and the payment process
The payment quotas for payments from the General settlement Fund were calculated on the basis of the decisions reached by the Claims Committee by 1 July 2009 and the means at the Fund's disposal. The aliquot distribution of the available means is regulated by these quotas on the basis of the determined property losses. more... Payment quotas and the payment process
Initial Payments
After the last class action in the USA was dismissed and the Austrian Federal Government announced on 13 December 2005 that legal closure has been obtained, the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism began to make first advance payments. more... Initial Payments
Initial Payments (advance payments)
Amendment of the General Settlement Fund Law (BGBl. I No. 142/2005): Initial payments (advance payments). more... Initial Payments (advance payments)