Infected blood interim estates payments: compensation
application form
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-25)

Apply for interim compensation as the estate of someone who has died after receiving infected blood.

Compensation will be paid to the estates of deceased infected beneficiaries who were registered with an Infected Blood Support Scheme (IBSS) or an Alliance House Organisation Scheme on or before 17 April 2024. Check if you’re eligible to apply (https://www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates/eligibility).

Use this form to apply for an interim compensation payment of up to £310,000 if this is your first time applying for an estates interim payment, or probate has changed since your previous estates interim payment application, or if you wish payment to be made to a different recipient from your previous estates interim payment.
- If you are an executor of an estate and you have not applied for an estate interim payment previously, you will need to apply using this full application form.
- If you previously received an interim payment of £100,000 as a bereaved partner, and you are the executor of the deceased infected persons estate, you will need to apply using this full application form.
- If the infected person received an interim payment of £100,000 while alive, the executor of the estate should apply using this full application form.
Once you have submitted your application form the Infected Blood Support Scheme will check for any prior interim payments and calculate the total interim payment owed to the applicant’s estate (for example £210,000 or £310,000).

If the estate has already received £100,000 in estates interim payments, the same personal representative is applying, probate remains unchanged since the previous application to an IBSS, and payment is to be made to the same recipient as the previous interim payment, there is an expedited application form that requires less information than provided previously. Contact the IBSS (https://www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates/get-help) you are applying to for more information.

There is a separate application form to complete if you are a company who is the executor of the deceased infected person’s estate: compensation application form where a company is the personal representative (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infected-blood-interim-estates-payments-compensation-application-form-where-a-company-is-the-personal-representative).

If you need a printed or accessible version of the form, contact the IBSS (https://www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates/get-help) in the nation where the person who died was infected.

Before you start

You’ll need a certified copy of one of the following:
- a grant of probate
- a grant of confirmation or confirmation ad omissa/ad non executa
- letters of administration
- grant de bonis non
You’ll also need to include:
- proof of your identity by providing a certified copy (https://www.gov.uk/certifying-a-document) of your photographic i.d., this can be a passport or driving licence
- 2 documents proving your address, for example a bank, building society, credit card or pension/benefits statement, utility bill, local authority housing letter, or council tax bill issued in the last 6 months. This can be redacted to remove information about the purchases you have made
Chains of representation

Applications supported by a valid chain of representation will be accepted. If you have a chain of representation, and are applying for compensation read our guidance on how to apply for compensation with a chain of representation (https://www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates/applying-for-probate-or-confirmation).

If you do not have probate, or if you’re not sure if it’s already been granted, find out about applying for probate or confirmation (https://www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates/applying-for-probate-or-confirmation). You might be able to claim back the costs of applying for probate (https://www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates/claim-back-legal-costs).

Grant de bonis non

Applications supported by a certified copy of a grant de bonis non will be accepted. If you have a grant de bonis non, and are applying for compensation read our guidance on how to apply for compensation with a grant de bonis non (https://www.gov.uk/infected-blood-compensation-estates/applying-for-probate-or-confirmation).

Where to send the form

Send your compensation application form and certified copies of your supporting documents to the IBSS in the part of the UK where the person who died was infected.

England

IBIEPSPO Box 1390152 Pilgrim StreetNewcastle Upon TyneNE99 5FP

Wales

WIBSS4th FloorCompanies HouseCrown WayCardiffCF14 3UB

Scotland

SIBSSNHS National Services ScotlandGyle Square1 South Gyle CrescentEdinburghEH12 9EB

Northern Ireland

IBPS NIBusiness Services OrganisationFinance Directorate2nd Floor2 Franklin StreetBelfastBT2 8DQ

What happens next

Due to a high volume of applications, it may take the Infected Blood Support Schemes longer than usual to acknowledge or process your application.

You’ll receive confirmation your form has been received by email or letter, depending on your communication preferences.

You’ll usually get a decision on your application within 30 working days from the date it’s received. It may take longer if the scheme needs to contact you for further information or contact the countersignatory who verified your documents.