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Who can join the scheme and how to apply
The England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) supports people historically infected with hepatitis C and/or HIV from blood or blood products. We also help families, civil or long-term partners after the death of someone infected.
Support is…
Discretionary support
The purpose of the discretionary support is to provide additional, time-limited financial and non-financial support to beneficiaries and their families in order to address immediate needs.
The needs that are considered are those that have:…
Financial and support services
Financial Support
If you live in the UK, payments from the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) will not affect your tax and benefits.
Income Tax
Any lump sum or regular payments from the scheme, such as annual payments or income top…
People infected with HIV
The scheme recognises that individuals living with HIV face extra costs. Financial support is available for:
new applicants to the scheme
members of previous UK schemes
New applicants to the scheme
How much you could get
If you have HIV…
Estates of people who died before joining the scheme
If the person with stage 1 or stage 2 hepatitis C or HIV died before applying to join the scheme, support is available.
Executor of the estate
You can apply if you're either:
the executor of the person's estate
acting on behalf, or with the…
People infected with hepatitis C - stage 1 payment
The scheme recognises that individuals living with hepatitis C face extra costs. Financial support is available for:
new applicants to the scheme
members of previous schemes
New applicants to the scheme
How much you could get
If you were…
People infected with hepatitis C - stage 2 payment
The scheme recognises that individuals living with hepatitis C, who have been diagnosed with one of the stage 2 qualifying conditions, face extra costs. Financial support is available for:
new applicants to the scheme
members of previous UK…
How to appeal an EIBSS application decision
If your application to the scheme was unsuccessful, you can appeal the decision.
Reasons for an appeal
You can appeal the decision we made about your England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) application. An appeal may be considered if you…
Contact EIBSS
If you have any queries about the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS), you can contact us by:
Email: eibss@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Phone: 0300 330 1294
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Find out about call charges
You can write to us at:
EIBSS
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