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Deadline looms for Horizon compensation scheme
Western Morning News
|January 01, 2026
VICTIMS of the Post Office scandal who are seeking compensation have one month to go before the application deadline for a key redress scheme.
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Current and former postmasters are being urged to apply to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS) before the closing date of January 31.
HSS was set up in 2020 for those who experienced shortfalls in their accounts due to the Horizon system but were not wrongfully convicted or part of the group of claimants who took the Post Office to the High Court.
This story is from the January 01, 2026 edition of Western Morning News.
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