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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Commons · Question 88865 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the medical experience requirements are for caseworkers handling vaccine damage payment claims.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 18 Nov 2025

Caseworkers supporting the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) are administrative staff who are not involved in the assessment of claims. Their role is to provide claimants with a consistent point of contact, manage the administrative progress of claims,...