# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, Regulation 78: Making an IBCS payment where an eligible person dies


(1) Where—
(a) an offer to make an IBCS payment in relation to an eligible person has been accepted,
(b) the IBCS payment is to be made as a lump sum, and
(c) the IBCA is notified that the person has died before the IBCS payment has been made,
the IBCS payment must be made to the person’s personal representatives as a lump sum.
(2) Where—
(a) an IBCS payment in relation to an eligible person is being paid, or is to be paid, as periodic payments in accordance with regulation 77, and
(b) the IBCA is notified that the person has died before the end of the term of payment,
the remaining amount of the IBCS payment must be paid to the person’s personal representatives as a lump sum.
(3) In this regulation, “remaining amount of the IBCS payment” and “term of payment” have the meaning given in regulation 77(6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268843/regulation/78 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-infected-blood-compensation-scheme-regulations-2025/regulation-78
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