How to adjust your awards for a more accurate compensation estimate: step by step
You can only receive each of your social impact award and autonomy award once - even if you're making multiple claims.
The following steps will help you adjust your social impact award and autonomy award in each estimate to avoid overestimating your compensation.
1) Get an estimate for your first claim using the compensation calculator
Make a note of the following amounts - you'll see them on the 'Breakdown of your estimate' after you've confirmed your answers:
- compensation estimate
- social impact award
- autonomy award
If there is no autonomy award in your breakdown, just include the compensation estimate and social impact award.
It may help to write these down in a table like this:
| Compensation estimate | Social impact award | Autonomy award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim 1 | £88,000 | £12,000 | £16,000 |
| Claim 2 | |||
| Claim 3 |
2) Go back to the calculator and get an estimate for your second claim
Again, make a note of the following amounts:
- compensation estimate
- social impact award
- autonomy award
Repeat this step for any further claims.
| Compensation estimate | Social impact award | Autonomy award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim 1 | £88,000 | £12,000 | £16,000 |
| Claim 2 | £73,000 | £12,000 | £6,600 |
| Claim 3 |
3) Cross out all your social impact award amounts, apart from the highest
If your social impact awards are the same, cross out one of them.
You should be left with 1 entry in the social impact award column.
| Compensation estimate | Social impact award | Autonomy award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim 1 | £88,000 | £16,000 | |
| Claim 2 | £73,000 | £12,000 | £6,600 |
| Claim 3 |
4) Cross out all your autonomy award amounts, apart from the highest
If there is no autonomy award in your breakdown, skip this step.
If your autonomy awards are the same, cross out one of them.
You should be left with 1 entry in the autonomy award column.
| Compensation estimate | Social impact award | Autonomy award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim 1 | £88,000 | £16,000 | |
| Claim 2 | £73,000 | £12,000 | |
| Claim 3 |
5) Add your compensation estimates together
| Compensation estimate | |
|---|---|
| Claim 1 | £88,000 |
| Claim 2 | £73,000 |
| Claim 1 + Claim 2 | £161,000 |
6) Deduct the crossed-out amounts from your combined estimates
The amount you are left with will be your total compensation estimate for all your claims.
| Claim 1 + Claim 2 | £161,000 |
|---|---|
| Lower social impact award | - £12,000 |
| Lower autonomy award | - £6,600 |
| Total compensation estimate | £142,400 |