Regulation 62 The IBSS amount: IBSS-registered infected persons
The IBSS amount for an IBSS-registered infected person (“I”) is an annual amount for the Part 5 period (other than the IBSS transfer year) of the amount specified in column 3 of the table in this regulation corresponding to the relevant payment category (but see regulation 60(7) which makes provision for uprating).
The “relevant payment category”, in relation to I, is the payment category described in column 1 of the table which—
applied to I on 31st March 2025, or
if I was not an IBSS-registered infected person on 31st March 2025, would have applied to I on that date,
as an IBSS-registered infected person.
| Column 1 (description of payment category) | Column 2 (infected blood support scheme(s) in which description is used) | Column 3 (amount) |
|---|---|---|
| (a) “SCM” or “Special Category Mechanism” is used in the England Infected Blood Support Scheme in the description of certain payment categories under that Scheme. | ||
| Co-infected with HIV and Hepatitis C stage 2 | The England Infected Blood Support Scheme The Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland | £55,518 |
| Hepatitis C and HIV | The Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Co-infected (HIV and Hepatitis C stage 2) | The Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Co-infected with Hepatitis C Stage 1 and SCM and HIV f1 | The England Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Co-infected with Hepatitis C Stage 1 (enhanced) and HIV | The Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland | |
| Co-infected (HIV and Hepatitis C stage 1 + (enhanced support)) | The Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Co-infected with HIV and Hepatitis C Stage 1 | The infected blood support schemes other than the Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme | £47,952 |
| Co-infected (HIV and Hepatitis C stage 1) | The Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Hepatitis C stage 2 | The infected blood support schemes | £35,327 |
| HIV | The infected blood support schemes | |
| Hepatitis C stage 1 and SCM | The England Infected Blood Scheme | |
| Chronic HCV (severely affected by their Hepatitis C infection) | The Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Hepatitis C stage 1 (enhanced) | The Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland | |
| Hepatitis C stage 1 + enhanced support | The Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Hepatitis C stage 1 | The infected blood support schemes | £23,294 |
| Chronic HCV (moderately affected by their Hepatitis C infection) | The Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme | |
| Hepatitis C Stage 1 - neither moderately nor severely affected by their Hepatitis C infection | The Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme | £11,648 |
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
(a)
“SCM” or “Special Category Mechanism” is used in the England Infected Blood Support Scheme in the description of certain payment categories under that Scheme.