- Agreement provides one-time payments of 2,500 euros - roughly £2,000
- Available to those who were in concentration camps, ghettos, or hiding
- First time Germany has regognised unique problems facing child survivors
- An estimated 75,000 survivors around the world will qualify for payments
- Many lost relatives during Holocaust and lack family support in old age
Child survivors of the Holocaust will receive additional financial assistance from the German government to help them cope with problems caused by physical trauma and malnutrition inflicted by the Nazis.
The agreement will provide one-time payments of 2,500 euros - roughly £2,000 - for Jews who were in concentration camps, ghettos or spent at least six months in hiding as children, according to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
It represents the first time the German government has recognised the unique problems facing child survivors, said Claims Conference executive vice president Greg Schneider, who was involved in the negotiations.
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