Partners
The affected person is eligible as a partner if they 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 will need to show that they lived with the infected person continuously for 1 year, either during or after their first year of infection. Your claim manager will talk to you about the types of documents you can use to do this.
They are not eligible if they separated from the infected person before infection.
| Award category | Compensation amount |
|---|---|
| Injury, if the infected partner has chronic Hepatitis B or C | £34,000 set amount |
| Injury, if the infected 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 |
| For each year the infected partner would have been of working age, from the year after the year of their death up to age 66 | £16,682 a year |
| For each year the infected partner would have been retired — from 66 up to the age they'd have reached with a healthy life expectancy | £8,341 a year |
| For each year the infected partner would have been of working age, up to age 66 | £16,682 a year |
To qualify for financial loss, both the following must be true:
- the infected partner died while they were still together
- the partner did not get compensation from IBCA before they died
These amounts are worked out up to the date the affected person died, if that is earlier than the end point in the table above.
Supporting documents
We typically need documents to show that the person who died and the infected person:
- were married, in a civil partnership, or in a long-term relationship
- lived together for at least 12 continuous months either during or after their first year of infection
We may also ask for documents showing the amount of any past compensation or damages they received relating to infected blood in the UK or abroad.
Examples of supporting documents
There is a range of documents and other supporting information you can send to your claim manager, including personal records that show the relationship, like a marriage or civil partnership certificate.
You can also use utility bills or rental agreement to show when and where they lived together, or financial records like bank account statements. These can be joint or individual, but should cover the same time period.
These are just examples of documents that can be used - any official documentation that has the partners' names and addresses on can work.
Talk to your claim manager about any documents you have that you think may help.