Hepatitis B or C
The compensation amounts for Hepatitis B and C are based on how severe your illness has been.
To pay compensation at severity level 3, we must be confident you have or had cirrhosis or probable cirrhosis caused by your hepatitis infection.
The compensation amounts for care and financial loss awards are worked out differently if the person has died.
If you 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 infected with chronic Hepatitis B or C, who can provide documents to 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.
| 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 you were 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 lead to ongoing liver damage.
| 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 you were infected at age 17 or under |
| Care | £54,600 set amount |
| Financial loss | Worked out for each year your illness affected your earnings, based on your age and how severe your illness was and will be, 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 you were infected at age 17 or under |
| Care | £54,600 set amount, plus additional compensation based on how many years you had interferon treatment |
| Financial loss | Worked out for each year your illness affected your earnings. This is based on your age, how severe your illness was and will be, any interferon treatment, and the date effective treatment was introduced |
Cirrhosis with Hepatitis B or C
This table shows compensation amounts for people with compensated cirrhosis.
| 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 you were infected at age 17 or under |
| Care | £195,148.32 |
| Financial loss | Worked out for each year your illness affected your earnings, based on your age and how severe your illness was and will be, 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.
| 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 you were infected at age 17 or under |
| Care | £446,751.74 |
| Financial loss | Worked out for each year your illness affected your earnings, based on your age and how severe your illness was and will be, and the date effective treatment was introduced |
Hepatitis B with Hepatitis C (co-infection)
This table shows the compensation for someone who is infected with both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
| Award category | Compensation amount |
|---|---|
| Injury | £75,000 to £225,000 set amount depending on how severe your infection was |
| Social impact | £70,000 set amount |
| Autonomy | £70,000 set amount, plus an additional payment if you were infected at age 17 or under |
| Care |
£54,600 set amount (chronic) £195,148.32 set amount (cirrhosis) £446,751.74 set amount (decompensated, liver cancer or liver transplant) |
| Financial loss | Worked out for each year your illness affected your earnings, based on your age and how severe your illness was and will be, and the date effective treatment was introduced |