Michael Adebolajo lashed out at officers who were trying to escort him to his cell in July 2013. His head reportedly hit a window but he refused medical attention afterwards.
The five officers involved in the incident at Belmarsh Prison in South-East London were suspended on full pay during a six-week police investigation. They were cleared and returned to work.
The exact figure for the claim is not known but similar cases have sought up to £20,000.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: ‘A police investigation into this incident took place and no charges were brought against members of staff.
‘The public will be rightly outraged at the thought of this man receiving compensation from the taxpayer and we robustly defend claims made against the Prison Service.’
Tory MP Philip Davies told The Sun newspaper: ‘The last person in the world entitled to any form of compensation is Michael Adebolajo.’
And Labour’s Khalid Mahmood, England’s first Muslim MP, said: ‘This is just taking the Mickey out of the taxpayer after this man committed such a heinous crime.’
Adebolajo and his accomplice Adebowale murdered Fusilier Rigby near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, South-East London, in May 2013.
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