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Far Eastern Prisoners of War (FEPOW)

In recognition of the unique circumstances of their captivity, the Government announced on 7th November 2000, that a single ex-gratia payment of £10,000 was to be made to surviving members of British Groups who were held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.

The War Pensions Agency were at the time charged with administering the payment. This now falls to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency.

In November 2000 at the time of the announcement, the Government set a target to deliver payment by 1st February 2001. This target was achieved and 14,500 payments were made to people living in the UK and Overseas.

To date the FEPOW Team have made over 25,000 payments of £10,000.

The FEPOW Team has formed many partnerships working closely with other branches of the MoD, the Imperial War Museum, the General Registrar's Office and the International Red Cross in Geneva.

Veterans' Minister: £10,000 payments scheme extended to more civilians interned by Japan in Second World War

Veterans’ Minister: Criteria for the new 20-year residence criterion for the FEPOW Scheme.

Veterans’ Minister: Independent report by David Wakins on how the use of inconsistent criteria had arisen

Veterans’ Minister: MoD’s response to the Elias Court of Appeal Judgement

Current eligibility to claim

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