Three-Cohort Prioritisation
When IBCA opens up the service beyond people infected and registered with the support schemes, IBCA: (i) update the sequencing to three cohorts, people infected and never compensated, the deceased infected, and people affected and (ii) adopt a scheme of prioritisation within each cohort which can be objectively applied and is easily understandable and (iii) progress the cohorts in parallel not sequentially.
- IBCA initially opened to infected persons registered with existing support schemes, with broader opening to the three recommended cohorts underway (IBCA Community Update, January 2026).
- No published information on the prioritisation scheme within each cohort as recommended has been identified to March 2026.
How was this evidence gathered?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedThe remaining 11 recommendations focus on IBCA delivery. Further detail on these will be set out by IBCA in due course.
Progress Timeline
IBCA has opened claims to the three recommended cohorts. As of 12 March 2026, 282 people across these three groups (living infected never compensated, deceased infected representatives, and living affected) have been asked to start their claim. Claims are prioritised based on inquiry recommendations: those nearing end of life, those with advanced liver disease, and those over 75. (Source: IBCA Community Update, 12 March 2026)
Published Evidence
Published assessments of progress from inspectorates, select committees, official progress reports, and other sources. Source type badge indicates whether each assessment is independent or government self-reported.
As of 13 January 2026: 3,721 people asked to start claims, 3,546 begun process, 3,074 received offers totalling £2.47bn, 2,861 paid totalling £1.89bn. Third compensation regulations in force 31 December 2025.
View detailed findings
IBCA exceeded initial expectations. Three sets of regulations now in force covering infected persons, affected persons, and supplementary routes. £11.8bn committed in October 2024 Budget. Independent review found "very creditable progress."
Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 established IBCA. Three sets of scheme regulations in force (Aug 2024, Mar 2025, Dec 2025). First payments December 2024. £1.89bn paid to 2,861 people by January 2026.