Pay comprehensive infected blood compensation
“First, we will pay comprehensive compensation to those infected and those affected by this scandal”
- Delivering
Where it stands
Compensation is being paid and not yet complete. The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, law since 24 May 2024, provides for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority and the compensation scheme (Part 3). The authority made its first payment to a living infected person in December 2024; by 31 March 2026 it had paid £2.05 billion to 3,153 people, while 17,970 had registered their intent to claim (its annual report for 2025 to 2026).
What has happened
- May 2024On the day the Infected Blood Inquiry reports, the Prime Minister tells the Commons the government will pay comprehensive compensation, Promised
- May 2024The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 becomes law, providing for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority and the compensation scheme, Legislated evidence
- Sep 2026The compensation authority's annual report: first payment in December 2024; £2.05 billion paid to 3,153 people by 31 March 2026, Delivering evidence
About the cost
No figure in the statement, which said: "Whatever it costs to deliver this scheme, we will pay it."
More detail
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