Infected Blood Interim Compensation Payment Scheme
This page provides guidance and forms for applying for an interim compensation payment.
Estates of deceased infected beneficiaries聽
If you鈥檙e representing the estate of someone who was registered with an Infected Blood Support Scheme or an Alliance House Organisation Scheme you could be eligible to claim a one-off interim compensation payment of 拢100,000. You can only claim if no interim compensation payments have already been made to the person, their estate or their partner. Applications for these payments opened in October 2024.
Living infected beneficiaries or bereaved partners registered with one of the existing Infected Blood Support Schemes
If you鈥檙e a person who is infected and eligible to register with one of the existing Infected Blood Support Schemes, you may be eligible for up to 拢310,000 in interim compensation. The first set of interim payments (拢100,000) began in October 2022, the second set of interim payments (拢210,000) began in June 2024.聽
If you鈥檙e a bereaved partner who is eligible to register with an existing Infected Blood Support Scheme, you may be eligible for 拢100,000 in interim compensation. These payments began in October 2022.
Register with a support scheme:
Support and compensation for people impacted by the infected blood scandal
The government recognises that not all people impacted by the infected blood scandal will be eligible for interim payments. Interim payments are in place whilst the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme is established.