Infected Blood Estates Interim Payments opened on 24 October
2024, providing payments of £100,000 to the estates of deceased
infected beneficiaries who were not previously recognised in the
first round of interim compensation payments.
On 9 July 2025 the Infected Blood Inquiry (“the Inquiry”)
published its Additional Report on Compensation. The Inquiry made
recommendations to the Cabinet Office and to the Infected Blood
Compensation Authority.
In addition to responding to the Inquiry's
recommendations, the Minister for the
Cabinet Office announced a new interim payment of
£210,000 on 21 July 2025 for the estate of someone
registered with an Infected Blood Support Scheme (IBSS) or
predecessor scheme (on or before 17 April 2024) who sadly passed
away.
Further Interim Payments to Estates
On Thursday 23 October, applications will open for interim
payments of £210,000 for eligible estates of someone registered
with an IBSS or predecessor scheme (on or before 17 April 2024)
who sadly passed away. This is in addition to the £100,000
interim payments to the estates of deceased infected
beneficiaries which opened in October 2024.
This means that if you are the personal representative of an
estate, you may now be eligible for interim payments of up to
£310,000 in total.
Eligibility
For an estate to be eligible, the person who died must have been
registered with an existing UK IBSS, or former Alliance House
Organisation (AHO) scheme (The Macfarlane Trust, Eileen Trust,
Skipton Fund or Caxton Foundation), on or before 17 April 2024.
- If the estate, a living infected person who has since sadly
passed away, or a bereaved partner has already received £100,000,
the estate may be eligible for a further £210,000.
- If no interim payment has yet been made to the estate, a
living infected person or a bereaved partner, the estate may now
be eligible for an interim payment of £310,000.
Applying for a further estates interim payment
Applying if you previously received an estates interim payment of
£100,000:
- If the same personal representative is applying, probate
remains unchanged since your previous application to an IBSS, and
payment is to be made to the same recipient as the previous
interim payment, there is an expedited application form that is
shorter and requires less information than you provided
previously. More details on this will be provided shortly.
If probate has changed since your previous application, or you
would like payment to be made to a different recipient from your
previous interim payment:
- You will need to complete a new application form. This will
be published on gov.uk once applications open.
Applying if you have not previously received an estates interim
payment
If you have not previously received an estates interim payment,
you will need to apply using a new application form which will be
published on gov.uk once applications open.
- If you have not previously received an estates interim
payment, you may be eligible for interim payments of up to
£310,000.
- If you previously received an interim payment of £100,000 as
a bereaved partner, the estate of your deceased partner may be
able to claim a further £210,000.
You must have probate (or confirmation in Scotland) to claim.
Only certain people can apply for probate and the process can
take some time. You may wish to start this now to ensure you are
ready once applications open.
Further information on how to apply for probate or confirmation,
including if all of the executors of the estate have died, as
well as contact details can be found here: Applying for probate or
confirmation
Alongside a certified copy of the grant of probate, letters
of administration (or confirmation in Scotland), you will also
need:
- To show proof of your identity, by providing a certified copy
of your passport or driving licence. If you are unable to provide
a driving licence or passport, please contact the Infected Blood
Support Scheme you are applying to
- 2 documents providing your address, for example a bank
statement or utility bill issued in the last 6 months
Claiming back legal costs associated with
probate
If your claim for compensation is successful, you
can claim back the
costs associated with your probate application (or
confirmation in Scotland).
This includes:
- The actual cost of your legal fees towards the cost of
applying for a Grant of Probate, Confirmation, Letters of
Administration or Grant de Bonis Non up to a maximum of £1500 for
each estate
- The court fee for obtaining a Grant of Probate, Confirmation,
Letters of Administration or Grant de Bonis Non (exact amount)
If a successful legal costs claim has been previously made by an
estate, the reimbursement is capped at a total of £1,500 across
all claims.
Next steps
GOV.UK will be updated on Thursday 23 October, once applications
for further estates interim payments have opened.
