Overview and eligibility
Deceased infected people
These pages contain the most up-to-date information about infected blood compensation amounts, and you can estimate how much you could receive when we are able to open those compensation claims.
You can claim on behalf of someone who was infected during a qualifying time window and has died with HIV, Hepatitis C or Hepatitis B through NHS treatment with blood, blood products or tissue.
You may need to provide further evidence of your infection if you were infected with:
- HIV after 1 November 1985
- Hepatitis C after September 1991
- Hepatitis B after December 1972
You need to have the legal right to manage all the things the person owned.
How to register
If you’re acting on behalf of a deceased infected person, you can register your intent to claim compensation for the estate of a deceased infected person.
We understand you may have questions and need to know how your situation fits into the scheme. When you start the claim, you’ll have a claim manager to help you understand what you need to do.
You can use the online calculator to find out how much compensation you may be entitled to from the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Deceased affected people
You can claim on behalf of someone who was the partner, parent, child, sibling or unpaid carer of an infected person.
To be eligible to make a claim, the deceased person must have died between 21 May 2024 and 31 March 2031.
You must have the legal authority to act on behalf of the deceased affected person, or represent someone with legal authority. This means you are the executor or administrator of the deceased affected person’s estate and have or can get either a valid:
- grant of probate or letters of administration (in England, Wales or Northern Ireland)
- grant of confirmation (in Scotland)
We cannot start your claim if you do not have one, or you will not be able to get one.
If you do not already have one, you should apply for this as soon as possible. You can find out more about how to apply for probate on GOV.UK.
How to register
If you’re acting on behalf of a deceased affected person, you can register your intent to claim compensation for their estate.
You cannot use the compensation calculator yet to work out how much you might be entitled to. The team is working on making changes to the calculator so you can use it. Your claim manager can help you find out how much compensation you may be able to get.
If you are also infected or affected
If you have been infected or have a partner or family member who is infected or if you cared for somebody who was infected, you can make separate claims for:
Interim compensation payment
You can now claim £100,000 interim compensation for the estate of someone who has died if they were registered with an existing support scheme before 17 April 2024. This amount will be deducted from the overall compensation amount you’ll receive through the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.