# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, Regulation 59: IBCA support scheme payments: general

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A payment (an “IBCA support scheme payment”) is to be made under the IBCS in accordance with this Part in relation to an eligible IBSS recipient (“E”).
(2) The IBCA must make the IBCA support scheme payment to E in accordance with regulation 60.
(3) But no IBCA support scheme payment is payable in relation to E—
(a) where E has given the IBCA notice in writing that they do not wish to be paid an IBCA support scheme payment in accordance with this Part;
(b) in respect of any period beginning on or after the date of E’s death.
(4) For the purposes of this Part, any reference to a year is a reference to a period of 12 months beginning with April and ending with March.
(4A) For the purposes of this Part, an IBSS-registered affected person (“A”) is in a recent bereavement period during the 12-month period beginning with the calendar month after the month in which the person in respect of whom A is an IBSS-registered affected person died.
(5) In this Part—
(a) “the IBSS transfer date” means—
(i) if E is registered under the England Infected Blood Support Scheme, 23rd March 2027;
(ii) if E is registered under the Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme, 15th January 2027;
(iii) if E is registered under the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, 1st February 2027;
(iv) if E is registered under the Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland, 1st February 2027;
(b) “the IBSS transfer year” means the year beginning 1st April 2026;
(c) “the Part 5 period” means the period which—
(i) begins with the IBSS transfer year, and
(ii) ends with the year in which E dies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/404/regulation/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infected-blood-compensation-scheme-regulations-2025/regulation-59
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