'The increasing cost of Injury on Duty Awards is a further pressure on the police budget.'
From the 2017/18 financial year to 2023/24, the force has issued £226,579,881 from 21,035 injury on duty claims a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
The average payment made per claim during that time was around £10,771, with the last financial year seeing the largest figure paid out to officers at £34,739,560 from 3,106 claims. the average payout per claim in 2023/24 was £11,184.66.Read more: PSNI 'increasingly unable to keep people safe' due to staffing levels
On April 1, 2024, the PSNI had 6,396 full time officers, with the number of claims showing the equivilent of 48.5% of officers claimed an injury on duty payment in the last financial year. Although certain officers may have made more than one claim during that time and others may not currently be with the force.
Those who receive an injury on duty pay award receive an ongoing, tax free, monthly, injury allowance and a one off, tax free lump sum payment.A PSNI spokesperson said: "The Police Service of Northern Ireland is workforce focused and our Occupational Health and Wellbeing Department provide our officers and staff with a wide range of services and resources.
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