911 Victims Fund Cuts Payouts The September 11th Victim Compensationbr Fund was opened in 2011 to help pay for injuries caused by exposure to the attack sites. The original $7.3 billion fund has dropped tobr $2.3 billion, with 19,000 unpaid claims. These pending claims will now be paidbr at half of their prior amount, with newbr claims only receiving 30 percent. Rupa Bhattacharyya,br via statement The number of claims since 2015 has risenbr 235 percent, due to the latency period of illnesses. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand hopes to br extend the fund to 2090 and replenishbr it before its 2020 expiration date.