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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 March 2025UIN 34085

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications were made to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in 2024; and how many and what proportion of those applications were unsuccessful.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

9,554 applications were submitted to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in 2024. 4,593 of these applications have now concluded, with 4,589, or 99.9% of, claims rejected.

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