Policy paper

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

This page provides a deposit for all materials published by the Government related to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

From:

Infected Blood Compensation Authority and Cabinet Office

Published:

12 February 2025

Last updated:

27 August 2026

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27 August 2026
Made amendments to the document 'Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of infected people' to make clearer the circumstances in which IBCA can be directed to pay an infected person's care award to an affected person
27 August 2026
Made amendments to the document 'Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Affected people' to make clearer the circumstances in which IBCA can be directed to pay an infected person's care award to an affected person.
30 July 2026
Updated information on estates interim payments
8 July 2026
Scheme summary case studies updated
1 July 2026
Updated explainer for June 2026 draft regulations
26 November 2025
Updated the document: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme and the section: Impact on tax and benefits - Taxation
4 November 2025
Added the document: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (PDF)
30 October 2025
Updated the documents: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Living infected persons Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Estates of a deceased infected person Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of infected people Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Affected people
31 March 2025
Updated the following documents: Government Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (HTML) Infected Blood Compensation Scheme overview: Bereaved partners of infected people Added the following document: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: user friendly explainer
12 February 2025
First published.

Documents

Explainer: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (PDF)

PDF, 1.08 MB, 80 pages

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