England Infected Blood Support Scheme

If you have been historically infected with hepatitis C and / or HIV from NHS blood or blood products you will need to apply to the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) before 31 March 2025. The Government has announced that no new applications to EIBSS can be made after this date.

The final Infected Blood Inquiry report was published on 20 May 2024. The report is available on the Inquiry’s website.

Applications for interim payments to estates opened on 24 October. These applications will be processed by the Infected Blood Support Schemes.

Guidance on how to apply, the eligibility criteria, and the application process is available at: www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates.

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority will be responsible for any compensation payments.

You can find their latest update on the UK Government website.

Who can join the scheme and how to apply

Support is available for people with hepatitis C, HIV and their spouses or civil partners, or estates

If your hepatitis C condition changes

Apply for Special Category Mechanism for hepatitis C stage 1

Families and estates of deceased beneficiaries

The scheme provides support to spouses, civil partners and long-term partners of a deceased beneficiary

Discretionary support

A range of help is available for scheme members, this covers different types of financial support and advice

Talking therapy support

Being infected with hepatitis C or HIV from blood or blood products may have affected you and your family member

Financial and support services

A range of financial and other support is available for scheme members

EIBSS resources

Infected Blood Interim Compensation Payment Scheme, annual reports and focus group minutes

Contact EIBSS

Information about the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA)

On 20 May 2024, the Infected Blood Inquiry report published their final report.