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Following the recent announcement regarding the final Infected Blood Inquiry report, please note we do not have any further information regarding Sir Brian Langstaff’s timetable for the Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report. The matter of the…

With effect from 1 April 2025, the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) is now closed to new applications for anyone who has historically been infected with hepatitis C, HIV or both, from NHS blood or blood products. Newly bereaved…

On 12 February 2025, the Government announced a second set of regulations which can allow the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) to be transferred to the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) on 23 March 2026. All those who are…

If your application to the scheme was unsuccessful, you can appeal the decision. Reasons for an appeal You can appeal the decision we made about your England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) application. An appeal may be considered if you…

On the 25 March, the government announced changes to the England Infected Blood Support Scheme. We're currently not able to give any updates about what this means for individual beneficiaries. We'll be posting more updates and will contact…

Following the UK Government announcement on 17 August 2022, payments can now be made to estates or authorised representatives of people registered on the scheme who died between the announcement date of 17 August 2022, and the payment date of 28…

On 16 August, the Government published updates to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. This follows and engagement exercise undertaken by Sir Robert Francis KC, Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority - the body that will be…

On 25 March, the government announced changes to the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS). The changes announced remove some of the differences between the Infected Blood Support Schemes across the UK. Our priority is to ensure all…

On 25 March, the government announced changes to the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS). The changes announced remove some of the differences between the Infected Blood Support Schemes across the UK. Since the announcement, EIBSS has…

The final Infected Blood Inquiry report was published on 20 May 2024. The report is available on the Inquiry’s website. The Government made a further announcement on 21 May 2024, that a second interim payment of £210,000 will be made to registered…