Victims of the 7 July London bombings could receive increased compensation, Home Secretary John Reid has said.
The attacks prompted a rethink over compensation rules but it was feared bomb victims would miss out because these are not applied retrospectively.
Mr Reid said this created an "incongruity and an apparent unfairness" for the 7 July victims.
He told the BBC: "The tragedy of 7 July was an exceptional case."
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Under proposed changes to the criminal injuries compensation scheme those who suffer minor injuries would no longer be eligible for payments with the focus would be on payments for the most seriously injured.
After presenting two reports into the 7 July London bombings, Mr Reid told MPs he was examining the cases of the relatives of victims and survivors of the attacks.
"It is an exceptional case in my view and I'm considering what might be done exceptionally," he said.
Later he told the BBC he hoped to say something on the issue "shortly".
Victims have previously demanded more compensation from the government, and delivered a 10,000-signature petition to Downing Street.
Current government rules mean all bereaved families get £11,000 with the maximum for the seriously injured limited to £500,000.
Elsewhere Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said that details of private and public events to take place on the anniversary of the 7 July attacks would be announced next week.
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