Only 0.002% of possible claimants invited to seek infected blood payout – lawyer Only 0.002% of potential claimants to the infected blood compensation scheme have been invited to seek payouts and “many will die” while they wait, a lawyer representing families and victims of the scandal has said.
By mid-January, 67 people had been asked to start their claim, and another 250 people are expected have their claims looked at by the end of March, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) said.
“The reality is that the IBCS is not yet able to cope with anywhere near the volume applications for compensation that will cater for the infected blood community,” Mr Collins, senior partner at Collins Solicitors, said.
The authority said that “where possible” it took the opinions on board and would now widen the claim service in stages to begin paying compensation to more people as soon as possible.
Des Collins, whose firm Collins Solicitors has advised thousands of people affected, said the scheme is not yet able to cope with “anywhere near” the volume of applications it should be processing.
