Compensation for someone who was infected and has died

Hepatitis B or C

The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme uses infection severity levels to categorise how severe the infection was in order to calculate compensation.

If a person received interferon treatment

The fourth set of regulations for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme became law on 24 July 2026. Under the new regulations, people treated with interferon may get more compensation.

This only applies to people who were infected with chronic Hepatitis B or C, where documents show they had interferon treatment.

Acute Hepatitis C

This table sets out the compensation for someone with acute Hepatitis C, which means they probably had the virus for less than 6 months and it likely cleared on its own.

Compensation for acute Hepatitis C

Award category	Compensation amount
Injury	£10,000 set amount
Social impact	£5,000 set amount
Autonomy	£10,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if the person was infected at age 17 or under
Care	£500 set amount
Financial loss	£12,500 set amount

Chronic Hepatitis B or C

This table sets out the compensation for someone with chronic Hepatitis B or C. This means they had the virus for longer than 6 months and it may have led to ongoing liver damage.

Compensation for chronic Hepatitis B or C

Award category	Compensation amount
Injury	£60,000 set amount
Social impact	£50,000 set amount
Autonomy	£40,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if the person was infected at age 17 or under
Care and financial loss	Worked out using set measures about how much the infection was likely to impact them over time, or medical records, based on their age and how severe their illness was and the date effective treatment was introduced

Chronic Hepatitis B or C, with interferon treatment

This table shows the compensation for someone with chronic Hepatitis B or C who received interferon treatment.

Award category	Compensation amount
Injury	£70,000 set amount
Social impact	£50,000 set amount
Autonomy	£40,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if the person was infected at age 17 or under
Care and financial loss	Worked out using set measures about how much the infection was likely to impact them over time, or medical records, based on their age and how severe their illness was and the date effective treatment was introduced. Plus an additional payment if the person received interferon treatment

Cirrhosis with Hepatitis B or C

This table shows compensation amounts for people with compensated cirrhosis.

Compensation amounts for cirrhosis with hepatitis B or C

Award category	Compensation amount
Injury	£120,000 set amount
Social impact	£50,000 set amount
Autonomy	£40,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if the person was infected at age 17 or under
Care and financial loss	Worked out using set measures about how much the infection was likely to impact them over time, or medical records, based on their age and how severe their illness was and the date effective treatment was introduced

Decompensated cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver transplant with Hepatitis B or C

This table shows compensation amounts for people with decompensated cirrhosis.

Compensation amounts for decompensated cirrhosis

Award category	Compensation amount
Injury	£180,000 set amount
Social impact	£50,000 set amount
Autonomy	£50,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if the person was infected at age 17 or under
Care and financial loss	Worked out using set measures about how much the infection was likely to impact them over time, or medical records, based on their age and how severe their illness was and the date effective treatment was introduced

Hepatitis B with Hepatitis C (co-infection)

This table shows the compensation for someone who was infected with both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.

Compensation for someone with both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

Award category	Compensation amount
Injury	£75,000 to £225,000 set amount depending on how severe their infection was
Social impact	£70,000 set amount
Autonomy	£70,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if the person was infected at age 17 or under
Care and financial loss	Worked out using set measures about how much the infection was likely to impact them over time, or medical records, based on their age and how severe their illness was and the date effective treatment was introduced

Acute Hepatitis B, where the person died within 12 months of infection

This table sets out the compensation for someone who had acute Hepatitis B which resulted in acute liver failure within 12 months of infection.

Compensation for Acute Hepatitis B where the person died within 12 months

Award category	Compensation amount
Injury	£180,000 set amount
Social impact	£50,000 set amount
Autonomy	£50,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if the person was infected at age 17 or under
Care	£41,188.40 set amount
Financial loss	£17,500 set amount