Children
You will be eligible for compensation if one or both of your parents was infected. This also applies if you are adopted or a stepchild. Your parent must have provided care for you on a regular basis for at least a year before you turned 18, regardless of whether they were infected at that time or not.
If your parent was infected when you were a child
| Award category | Compensation amount |
|---|---|
| Injury, if your parent has chronic Hepatitis B or C | £20,000 set amount |
| Injury, if your parent has HIV or a more severe level of Hepatitis B or C | £40,400 set amount |
| Social impact | £12,000 set amount |
| Autonomy | £6,600 set amount |
| Financial loss if one parent died | £5,561 per year, for the years your parent would have been of working age until you turned 18. £2,780.50 per year, for the years your parent would have been retired (aged 66 and over) until you turned 18. |
| Financial loss if both parents died | £22,243 per year, for the years your parents would have been of working age until you turned 18. £16,682.25 per year, for the years 1 parent was of working age and the other would have been retired (aged 66 and over) until you turned 18. £11,121.50 per year, for the years both parents would have been retired until you turned 18. |
If your parent was infected when you were an adult
This table shows the compensation amounts if you were 18 or older when your parent was infected.
| Award category | Compensation amount |
|---|---|
| Injury, if your parent has chronic Hepatitis B or C | £20,000 set amount |
| Injury, if your parent has HIV or a more severe level of Hepatitis B or C | £22,000 set amount |
| Social impact | £8,000 set amount |
If you are a disabled person who was financially dependent on your parent that has died, you may be able to get more compensation for financial loss through the supplementary route for affected people. This is because, as a disabled person, you may have expected to be financially dependent on them after you turned 18.