Applications open for second estates interim payment

Written by Jessica Bomford, October 23, 2025

Applications have opened for interim payments of £210,000 to the estates of someone registered with a support scheme who died as a result of infection through contaminated blood. This is in addition to the first interim payment of £100,000 to the estates of people who died which opened in October 2024.

There are different ways to apply for the payment. If you have not applied for an interim compensation payment on behalf of an estate before, you need to apply here.

If you successfully applied for the first estates payment of £100,000 and the details remain the same, you should have been emailed a shorter application form which does not involve re-sending probate documents. If you have not received the form, please contact the relevant UK infected blood support scheme.

Full details about who is eligible to apply for the £210,000 interim payment are here. This is an advance payment on the final compensation settlement due to an estate. The interim payments will be deducted from the final sum.

The ‘personal representative’ of the estate must apply for the payment. This is the person who holds probate or, where no will was left, a Letter of Administration for an estate. You can find a guide to obtaining wills, probate and Letters of Administration here.

These interim payments are being made by the infected blood support schemes in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. In England, they are administered by the Infected Blood Interim Estates Payment Service (IBIEPS).