Life fair victims receive an allowance of £ 1. 5bn
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More than a million policyholders fought refund in the last decade.
George Osborne, the Chancellor should provide a more generous payment as part of expenditure review overall Wednesday that thought.
Before the election, the conservative party promised to reimburse customers who had lost their savings when the insurer has collapsed in 2001 ￡ 1 billion.
Was then reduced to 400 million to 500 million books from ￡, after a review by Sir John Chadwick, former judge of the Court of appeal, in July.
But the new figure to overshadow the two sums and could be up to three times the amount recommended by Sir John during the summer.
It is believed that the collapse of fair, the oldest insurer in the world, have subscribers costs a total of 4 billion pounds to 4.8 billion pounds, compared with the amount they would have run with another life insurer.
The compensation offered by the Government is not close to sum, but will be targeted to give performance rather wealthy investors and savers.
Up to 500 million from ￡ packet will be reserved for those who have been with the nonprofit, giving them a stable retirement income annuities, and will be paid over time rather than monthly payments, they lost.
Others ￡ 1 billion will be allocated immediately after examination as to spend the next week, and payments will be made in the next year.
The Daily Telegraph has led a long campaign for savers - many of whom were elderly and retired - for the right to remuneration.
More than a million policyholders fought refund in the last decade.
Many have been killed at a rate of 15 per day, but it is understood their families will be considered in the package will be announced next week.
Mr. Osborne is set to unveil reductions of more than 25% over the next four years in several departments, leading questions about the timing of compensation packages.
But the Ministers noted that the hand of the Government was forced by a number of judgments, which revealed that breaches by regulatory agencies and Government departments play a role in the disappearance of the insurer.
Coalition, a source told the Daily Mail failure of Government to work to help the victims was "outrageous."
The sources of the Treasury Board has refused to comment last night.
Actress Honor Blackman protests with other pensioners who have sought compensation since the collapse of Equitable Life. Photo: EPA
