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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Commons · Question 25670 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Emma Lewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time period is for issuing payments via the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 29 Jan 2025

Between November 2021 and January 2025, the average time period for issuing payments following confirmation of a successful claim was 46 calendar days. A payment can only be made once bank details and identification verification has been received from the...