What's Covered
The Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) may help pay for expenses related to a crime such as:
- Medical and dental treatment
- Mental health services
- Income loss
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Loss of support, for dependents when a victim is killed or disabled because of a crime
- Job retraining
- Home or vehicle modifications
- Home security
- Relocation
- Insurance co-payments
- Crime scene cleanup
- Medically necessary equipment such as a wheelchair
- Childcare services, when a caregiver is killed or disabled because of a crime
- Complementary and alternative medical treatments
All expenses are subject to rates and limitations set by the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board. For more details, see the Benefit Quick Reference Guide. 
Expenses that cannot be paid by CalVCP:
- Any expense not related to the crime
- Any expenses paid by insurance or another source of reimbursement or coverage
- Expenses for lost, stolen or damaged property (except medically necessary items due to a qualifying crime)
- Damages for pain and suffering
CalVCP can only reimburse crime-related expenses that are not covered by other sources. There are limits on how much can be paid for each loss. The program cannot pay any expense for a person who is on felony probation, on parole, in jail or in prison (a person who is not a felon can be reimbursed for funeral and crime-scene cleanup expenses even though the victim was a felon).