Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timetable is for the payment of compensation to people approved for a second interim payment for estates under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
Following the publication of the Inquiry’s Additional Report, the UK Government has announced further interim payments of £210,000 for eligible estates of someone registered with an IBSS or predecessor scheme (on or before 17 April 2024) who sadly passed away.
This is in addition to the £100,000 interim payments to the estates of deceased infected beneficiaries which opened in October 2024. Since then, 600 interim payments of £100,000 have already been paid to estates.
On 26 September, the Government announced that applications for these interim payments will open on 23 October.
The Government expects the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to begin making payments to the estates of deceased infected people this year.
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