Recommendation IBI-A-8b: Affected Estates
From Additional Report on Compensation, published 9 July 2025.
Recommendation
The Regulations be amended such that where someone who would be an eligible affected person dies between 21 May 2024 and 31 December 2029, their claim does not die with them but becomes part of their estate.
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry asked that deceased affected persons' compensation claims pass to their estates. The Cabinet Office stated in April 2026 that estates of individuals who died between 21 May 2024 and 31 March 2031 are now eligible to apply for compensation (Cabinet Office, Apr 2026). In June 2026, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority reported that estates remain eligible where an affected person dies between 21 May 2024 and 31 March 2031 across the lifetime of the scheme (Infected Blood Compensation Authority, Jun 2026).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 1 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
In his oral evidence to the Inquiry, the Minister for the Cabinet Office agreed to look again at how the Scheme compensates the estates of affected people. The Inquiry originally recommended that it was beyond the scope of the scheme for the estate of an affected person to inherit their claim. However, the Inquiry has now said this should be possible, and the Government has accepted this recommendation. An estate will be eligible to claim compensation where an affected person passed away after 21 May 2024. The Inquiry recommended this right should extend to 31 December 2029. The Government proposes to continue it until 31 March 2031.
Delivery
Cabinet Office says completed (14 April 2026)
Estates of people who died between 21st May 2024 and 31st March 2031 are now eligible to apply for compensation.
From: Government response to consultation on proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme
What other bodies have found
In their own words. These do not change the delivery statement above.
Infected Blood Compensation Authority (4 June 2026)
This follows the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendation that compensation should not be lost if an affected person dies before receiving it - it should pass to their estate.
So, if an affected person dies between 21 May 2024 and 31 March 2031 – which covers the lifetime of the scheme – their estate is still eligible for compensation.
From: IBCA Community Update, 4 June 2026
Site note: The Infected Blood Compensation Authority's community update of 4 June 2026, answering a question on the dates for deceased affected people's claims. The recommendation, addressed to the government, asked for deaths up to 31 December 2029 to be covered; the update gives the rule IBCA applies, to 31 March 2031. It is IBCA's account, not the government's.
Responsible bodies
Themes and tags
Mentions in Parliament
Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
Delivery statement - Infected Blood Compensation Authority
Finding