Overview

If you’re a family member or partner of someone who was infected, you may be eligible for compensation as an ‘affected person’. The amount you can get will depend on your relationship with the infected person and how you were impacted.

Affected people are:

• partners
• parents
• children
• siblings
• carers

If you are affected and also infected

If you have been infected and have a partner or family member who is also infected, you can make a separate claim for compensation.

If more than one person in your life has been infected, you can make separate claims. You’ll be eligible for ‘injury’ compensation awards for each person who was infected.

Compensation for affected people has been announced but not agreed by Parliament yet

The government is aiming for the regulations for affected people to be in place by 31 March 2025. This depends on both the House of Commons and House of Lords approving them.

These pages contain the most up-to-date information about compensation amounts for affected people.

We understand you may have questions and need to know how your own situation fits into the scheme. When you start your claim, you’ll have a dedicated claim manager to help you understand what you can get and what you need to do.

In the meantime, we’ll keep you up to date with the latest information as it becomes available.

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We’ll help you understand what to do

At the moment we can’t say for sure what evidence you might need to provide when you make your claim. When the time comes, we’ll give you as much information as we can, as early as we can.

If you’re not sure whether your personal situation makes you eligible for compensation, we’ll work with you so you’ll know what you might be able to claim.

You’ll have a dedicated claim manager who will help you through the process and make sure you get all the support you need.

Single or regular payments

You can choose whether to receive the compensation in 1 payment or smaller, regular payments.

This information was last updated on 13/11/2024.