Earlier today, the UK Government confirmed that applications for a further interim payment of £210,000 to the estates of deceased infected individuals will open on 23 October 2025.
This payment, first announced by the Minister for the Cabinet Office in July, is in addition to the £100,000 payment that has been available since October last year.
The following factsheet has been published to explain the process in more detail and address many of the questions raised by the community in recent months.
In Summary:
- Eligibility: The deceased individual must have been registered with an IBSS support scheme or one of the former Alliance House schemes.
- For estates that already received £100,000: If the estate has previously received the £100,000 interim payment and no details have changed, a short application form will be required to verify the information before the additional £210,000 payment can be made. Further information on this process will be issued closer to the opening date.
- For estates with no prior payment: If no interim payment has been received, the estate may now be eligible for a total interim payment of £310,000.
- Legal fees: The £1,500 legal fees contribution from the Government only applies per estate, not each individual application. Therefore if you have already claimed legal fees back in the first interim payment application, you would not be able to apply for any further relating to the second payment application.
- Support Schemes: The second interim payment will again be administered and paid out by the Infected Blood Support Schemes for each region. Please note the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) has no involvement in this process at any stage.
Haemophilia Scotland will update our website with any new information on the registration process as it becomes available.