Policy paper

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Summary: August 2024

This page provides information about the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

• From: Cabinet Office and Infected Blood Compensation Authority
• Published: 23 August 2024
• Last updated: 18 December 2024
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  1. 18 December 2024

     This page was updated on 18 December 2024 to reflect the Government's position on sibling eligibility, as announced to Parliament on 17 December 2024; and clarification that financial loss payments to bereaved affected people will also include a pension payout.

  2. 23 August 2024

     First published.

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

This publication was withdrawn on 12 February 2025

This page provides archive information about the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, published on 23 August 2024. The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025 came into force on 31 March 2025 and the Government’s Infected Blood Compensation Scheme policy document summarising the scheme was updated.

Documents

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Summary: August 2024

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Living infected persons

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

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of an infected person

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Affected persons

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Details

This page provides information about the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (the Scheme).

The Scheme will be UK-wide, and delivered by a new independent arm’s length body, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA).

This page provides information on how the Scheme has been designed, who will be eligible, and how compensation will be calculated.