Scouts Australia, the Salvation Army, YMCA Australia and the Anglican Church are all joining the national redress scheme for child abuse survivors.

Key points: Social Services Minister Dan Tehan says the four institutions signing on today brings the scheme to 80 per cent of survivors

Social Services Minister Dan Tehan says the four institutions signing on today brings the scheme to 80 per cent of survivors Representatives from each group joined Mr Tehan to announce their commitment this morning

Representatives from each group joined Mr Tehan to announce their commitment this morning It comes after the Catholic Church announced yesterday it would join the scheme

Social Services Minister Dan Tehan made an announcement with representatives of all the organisations in Canberra this morning, as the Turnbull Government continues to build the compensation regime.

The Catholic Church yesterday became the first non-government institution to formally opt-in, joining all states and territories except Western Australia.

Mr Tehan said the four institutions signing on today brought the coverage of the national redress scheme to 80 per cent of survivors.

"I thank the institutions for the leadership they have shown, for owning up to past wrongs, owning up for behaviour that can only be described as despicable and deplorable," Mr Tehan said.

"But [also] for wanting to turn a page, to provide redress and to make sure that the survivors get the justice that they deserve."

The final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse consists of 17 volumes with the Scouts and YMCA referred to in volume 14 among other recreational groups.

Survivors from all institutions will receive up to $150,000 compensation, along with counselling.

The redress system was a key recommendation of the child sexual abuse royal commission, and is due to start on July 1.

'We are profoundly sorry'

Scouts was among the first non-government organisations to indicate it was likely join the redress scheme.

Its groups have existed in Australia since 1908, and the movement now has about 70,000 members nationwide.

National Scouts Australia coordinator Neville Tomkins said the Scouts wanted to ensure the redress scheme would respond to "the complexity of the needs of every survivor".

"Scouts Australia believes that the [royal commission] has been an important step in making our community safer for all children," he said.

"It has also provided Australia with the necessary framework to recognise the impact these horrific crimes have had on far too many young people."

The Salvation Army's communications director, Brad Halse, said the organisation acknowledged "past practices and procedures led in many cases to the failure of the protection of children".

"We are profoundly sorry for the harm which survivors have suffered," he said.

"We also acknowledge we have broken the trust that have has placed by the Australian community in the Salvation Army and we are seeking always to rebuild that."

The Anglican Church is creating a central independent body to handle complaints across all dioceses, schools and agencies — an approach Mr Tehan yesterday praised the Catholic Church for taking because it would make it easier for survivors to access compensation.

Bishop Stephen Pickard, from the Anglican Church, said the church was mindful that some survivors had chosen not to connect with its internal redress scheme.

"Therefore we are very pleased to be able to join in this national, independent redress scheme," he said.

"We think this will be an important process for healing for the survivors of abuse."

The Anglican Church of Australia and the YMCA released statements earlier today announcing their commitment to the scheme.

"We hope that our participation in the independent national redress scheme will offer a further step to healing," Anglican Primate Archbishop Philip Freier said in a statement.

YMCA Australia chief executive Melinda Crole said the scheme was critical to survivors of child sexual abuse.

The organisation's earlier statement said the national redress scheme was "the best approach for survivors".

"The YMCA has always supported the establishment of a national redress scheme and we also recognised the policy and legislative complexity in creating it," the statement said.

"But fundamentally we needed to make sure all the states and territories were committed to the scheme so that we could join."

Mixed reaction from abuse survivors

One abuse survivor who spent time at a Melbourne boys home run by the Salvation Army in the early 1970s told the ABC he was pleased with the news but critical of how long the organisation took to make the decision.

Survivor Vladimir Selakovic's life has been beset by drugs and prison time. ( ABC News: Karen Percy )

"Who really knows the truth about that — is it to protect themselves, [or] to protect us?" Vladimir Selakovic said.

"Why in particular has it taken the Salvation Army so long … for anyone to admit the truth, to realise that this was happening?"

Lawyers for other abuse survivors welcomed the news, describing the redress scheme as "critical" but warning that more work was needed to meet survivors' needs.

"While many survivors may ultimately choose to pursue claims directly against various institutions, it is important that they have a choice to also seek compensation via the redress scheme if they wish and that institutions ensure that option is available," Maurice Blackburn abuse law principal Michelle James said in a statement.

"We must not lose sight of the fact that the scheme as it stands currently is at odds with the recommendations of the royal commission on a number of key aspects, including capped amounts proposed for compensation and timeframes for deciding offers of redress.

"It's also important that survivors are properly aware of their rights in joining the scheme, including understanding that they have a right to pursue their own claims.

"The redress scheme provides choice, but it is not the only choice and survivors need to be aware of this in making the best decision for them and their circumstances."