Policy paper

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

This page provides a deposit for all materials published by the Government related to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

• From: Infected Blood Compensation Authority and Cabinet Office
• Published: 12 February 2025
• Last updated: 8 July 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Explainer: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (PDF)

PDF, 1.08 MB, 80 pages

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Explainer: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (HTML)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: user-friendly explainer (PDF)

PDF, 1.11 MB, 27 pages

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Living infected persons (PDF)

PDF, 293 KB, 12 pages

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Living infected persons (HTML)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Estates of a deceased infected person (PDF)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Estates of a deceased infected person (HTML)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of infected people (PDF)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of infected people (HTML)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Affected people (PDF)

PDF, 252 KB, 8 pages

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Affected people (HTML)

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Case study calculations

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Summary: August 2024 (Withdrawn)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infected-blood-compensation-scheme-summary-august-2024

Details

This page provides a deposit for all materials published by the Government related to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

Published 12 February 2025

Last updated 8 July 2026 — Show all updates

1. 8 July 2026

   Scheme summary case studies updated

2. 1 July 2026

   Updated explainer for June 2026 draft regulations

3. 26 November 2025

   Updated the document: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme and the section: Impact on tax and benefits - Taxation

4. 4 November 2025

   Added the document: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (PDF)

5. 30 October 2025

   Updated the documents: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Living infected persons Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Estates of a deceased infected person Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of infected people Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Affected people

6. 31 March 2025

   Updated the following documents: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (HTML) Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of infected people Added the following document: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: user friendly explainer

7. 12 February 2025

   First published.