Verified You must apply
Income support
In-kind support
Victim support under the Victim Support Act (OHG)
Opferhilfe nach Opferhilfegesetz (OHG)
Paid by Kantone (kantonale Opferhilfebehörden und Beratungsstellen) · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
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Who qualifies
The 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
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The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed is free and always will be.
1 documents you'll need
Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
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Where this comes from
Anspruch auf Opferhilfe hat jede Person, die durch eine Straftat in ihrer körperlichen, psychischen oder sexuellen Gesundheit direkt und schwer beeinträchtigt worden ist.
https://www.zh.ch/de/sicherheit-justiz/opferhilfe.html
Last checked 2026-08-12 · a researcher confirmed this against the official page
Other income support support in Switzerland
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