Cabinet Office
House of Commons · Written Corrections · 25 Jun 2026 · 4 speeches · Official Report
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
The following extract is from the debate on the Infected Blood C ompensation Scheme on 14 April 2026.
The consultation also invited respondents to raise any other concerns they had about the design of the scheme. One of the most compelling things we heard was that the scheme does not sufficiently recognise the profound impact of infection during childhood. We have heard the community clearly on that, so we will make a further change to the compensation scheme to address it: we will introduce a 50% increase to the core autonomy award for people who were infected at age 18 or under. [ Official Report , 14 April 2026; Vol. 783, c. 701.] Written correction submitted by the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the right hon. Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds):
The consultation also invited respondents to raise any other concerns they had about the design of the scheme. One of the most compelling things we heard was that the scheme does not sufficiently recognise the profound impact of infection during childhood. We have heard the community clearly on that, so we will make a further change to the compensation scheme to address it: we will introduce a 50% increase to the core autonomy award for people who were infected when they were under 18.