New government legislation for a Troubles pension means paramilitaries injured by their own hand won't be eligible

The government will not refer to the current definition of a victim when it comes to drafting legislation for a Troubles pension, BBC NI understands. Applicants to the pension will be asked to set out how they meet any future scheme's eligibility criteria, as opposed to whether they fit the definition of a victim. This could mean that paramilitaries who were convicted of an offence in relation to an attack they were injured in would be excluded. The current definition makes no distinction between paramilitaries who were killed or injured, and victims. So does this address the issue once and for all, and allow victims to finally get the pension they're entitled to? Stephen got reaction from Kenny Donaldson, from the group Innocent Victims United and Alan McBride from the Wave Trauma Centre.