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What this form is for

This form should be used to apply for an interim compensation payment of 100,000 to be paid to the estates of deceased infected beneficiaries, who were registered with a UK Infected Blood Support Scheme or Alliance House Organisations on or before 17 April 2024.

Check your eligibility and find out more information.

Read our guidance on how to make an application

Who should complete this form?

Personal Representatives (in most cases, yourself, or your legal advisor) can use this form to apply for infected blood interim estate compensation.

To apply, the person who has died must have been registered with an existing UK Infected Blood Support Scheme, or former Alliance House Organisation (AHO) scheme, on or before the 17th April 2024.

A personal representative is not eligible to apply if an interim payment has already been made to the infected person prior to their death, to their bereaved partner or to their estate.

Before completing this form

You will need:

• A certified colour copy of grant of Probate / Confirmation / Letters of Administration.
• Certified colour copies of your identity documents.

You must have a grant of probate, letters of administration or a grant of confirmation (in Scotland) to apply for this payment. If you already have probate, you do not need to apply for it again. If youre not sure if probate has already been granted you can:

• search probate records in England in Wales
• search probate records in Northern Ireland
• check for confirmation in Scotland with the local sheriff court

If probate or confirmation has not already been granted, you can usually apply if youre:

• named as an executor in the will of the person whos died
• the persons closest living relative if there is no will

Theres a different process for applying for probate in order to claim an interim payment. You should not apply using the usual process. Read our guidance applying for probate when claiming this interim payment.

Legal Support

You can find a legal adviser if you need help applying for probate or confirmation.

If your interim payment application is successful, you can claim back the exact costs of your legal fees (up to a maximum of 1,500) and the court cost of obtaining a grant of probate or confirmation in support of your application. This means:

• The exact cost of your legal fees towards the cost of applying for a grant of probate or confirmation up to a maximum of 1500 and/or;
• The court fee for obtaining a grant of probate, confirmation or letters of administration (exact amount).

Expenses do not include costs associated with searching probate/confirmation records.

After completing this form

You should send your compensation application form and certified colour copies of your supporting documentation to the Infected Blood Support Scheme in the part of the UK where the deceased person was infected.

• England: IBIEPS, PO Box 1390, 152 Pilgrim Street, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,NE99 5FP
• Wales: WIBSS, 4th Floor, Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UB
• Scotland: SIBSS, NHS National Services Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB
• Northern Ireland: IBPS NI, Business Services Organisation, Finance Directorate, 2nd Floor, 2 Franklin Street, Belfast, BT2 8DQ

Next steps

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

The Infected Blood Support Schemes aim to provide a decision on your application within 30 working days from the date they received it. This may take longer if the scheme needs to contact you for further information.