The USVSST Fund continues to accept applications to be considered for future payment rounds, the timing of which will depend on the availability of funds. In general, claimants must submit applications not later than 90 days after the date of obtaining the final judgment. See also FAQ 1.9 ("What is the last day to file a claim?").
The USVSST Fund has paid over $3.3 billion to eligible claimants in four rounds of payments. The number of eligible claimants has grown with each distribution. The USVSST Fund issues eligibility decision letters to claimants on a rolling basis.
Special Master Mary Patrice Brown authorized fifth-round payments for eligible claims by January 1, 2025.
The total amount available for fifth-round payments is $1.035 billion.
The USVSST Fund’s governing statute requires the USVSST Fund to divide the total amount available for payments in half, allocating 50 percent for 9/11-related claimants’ payments, and the other 50 percent for non-9/11-related claimants’ payments.
For more information about payments to claimants eligible to receive payments, see the Payment Report.
| Claim Statistics* | Total |
|---|---|
| Number of eligible claimants from the first four distributions eligible for future distributions | 15,768 |
| Number of newly eligible claimants for the fifth distribution | 4,584 |
| Total number of eligible claimants** | 20,352 |
| Total number of 9/11‑related eligible claimants | 12,641 |
|---|---|
| Total number of non‑9/11‑related eligible claimants | 7,716 |
*Data in these tables is accurate as of December 9, 2024. Data posted later may differ as the USVSST Fund and claimants update claim information.
**Each claimant has only one claim before the USVSST Fund. Five claimants have separate judgments related to victims in 9/11 and other victims in non-9/11 acts of international terrorism. These claims are counted once for the total number of eligible claims, but are included in both totals of the 9/11-related and non-9/11-related breakdown in this chart.
In addition to distributions to all eligible claimants, the USVSST Fund’s governing statute provides for separate lump sum catch-up payments to two sub-groups of claimants. See FAQs 7.1 – 7.4.
9/11-Related Lump Sum Catch-Up Payments: The Fairness for 9/11 Families Act directed the Special Master to make payments in amounts equal to those calculated by the Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office, totaling approximately $2.7 billion (see GAO report here). In April 2023, the USVSST Fund informed the eligible sub-group of 9/11 related claimants of their lump sum catch-up payment amounts, and issued over 90 percent of the payments within one month.
1983 Beirut barracks bombing and 1996 Khobar Towers bombing victims: The Fairness for 9/11 Families Act also directed the Special Master to make payments in amounts equal to those calculated by the Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office (see November 1, 2024 GAO report here). The Fairness Act directs that, not earlier than 90 days after the date on which the Comptroller General submitted the report (January 30, 2025), and not later than one year after that date (November 1, 2025), the Special Master shall authorize the lump sum catch-up payments.