Partners
You’ll be eligible for compensation as a partner if you were married, in a civil partnership or lived with the infected person in a long-term relationship for at least 1 year after the date of infection.
You’re not eligible if you separated from the infected person before they were infected.
| Award category | Compensation amount |
|---|---|
| Injury, if your partner has chronic Hepatitis B or C | £34,000 set amount |
| Injury, if your partner has HIV or a more severe level of Hepatitis B or C | £86,000 set amount |
| Social impact | £12,000 set amount |
| Autonomy | £16,000 set amount |
| Financial loss, if your partner died while you were together | £16,682 per year, for the years your partner would have been of working age until they would have turned 66. £8,341 per year, for the years your partner would have been of retirement age until they would have died if they’d had a healthy life expectancy. |
If you’re registered with an existing support scheme
If your partner has died and you’re registered with an existing support scheme before 31 March 2025, you can choose to continue getting support payments or not.
This choice only affects the ‘financial loss’ part of your compensation.
If you continue with your support payments you’ll get both:
- your payments from the existing scheme as you do now and for the rest of your life
- your IBCA compensation as described on this page remains unchanged, apart from how your financial loss award is calculated. Any IBSS support scheme payments received after 31 March 2025 will be considered as part of IBCA compensation
Any IBSS support scheme payments received after 31 March 2025 will be considered as part of IBCA compensation
If you choose to stop getting your support payments, you’ll get your full IBCA compensation as described on these pages. The best option for you will depend on your personal situation. Your claim manager will support you so that you’re comfortable with your decision.
The existing support schemes are:
- England Infected Blood Support Scheme
- Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland
- Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme
- Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme
This information was last updated on 13/11/2024.