The Federal Government says some survivors of child sexual abuse have died waiting for redress scheme payments.

Nine institutions named in the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse have committed to the National Redress Scheme this year, alongside almost 80 other bodies.

However, many major institutions are still noticeably absent, leaving some survivors with no way to have their application for redress processed.

Of 6,605 applications so far, only 1,587 payments (worth a total of $128.4 million) have been made.

“We have to confess that certainly this is taking longer than any of us would have liked,” Social Services Minister Anne Ruston said this week.

“Obviously we would like to make sure that everybody that is due redress is able to get access to it.

“We wouldn't like to think that anybody dies in the process of waiting for their redress claims, and we acknowledge that some have.”

Senator Ruston says the governance board for the scheme has come up with new measures to improve application times, support services and transparency.

“We increased the number of independent assessors that we have … and we have increased the amount of money that we have in place for providing support and advice to survivors,” she said.

“So there's been a number of changes that have occurred in the last few months so that we can accelerate this process.

“We have seen a significant acceleration and we're hoping as more of these independent decision makers come on board that that process will accelerate even more.”

The Government has repeatedly threatened to name any institutions that have not signed up in two months' time.

“On the 30th of June all bets are off in terms of protecting those organisations in the process of joining,” she said.

“If they haven't joined then, we will name and shame them.”