Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the estates relating to individuals who died aged over 18 do not have an associated claim registered by a widow or child.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA publishes fortnightly statistics on their website, detailing those who have registered their intent to claim with the service and the progress in delivering compensation. As of 19 May, there have been 18,934 registrations of intent to make a compensation claim, 2,680 registrations of which are from people acting on behalf of a deceased infected person (also known as estates claims).
A total of 4,402 people have been asked to start their claim, with 3,368 people having received an offer of compensation. Regarding PQs 2743, 2744, 2745 and 2746, IBCA does not publish breakdowns of the specific awards individuals have been offered or of the individual circumstances of claims.
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