Request

Total number of claimants under VDPS paid any kind of compensation?

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 24 November 2024.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested.

All data is as of 31 October 2024. All data relates to claims received by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and those transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 November 2021.

About the scheme

The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) is not a compensation scheme. Therefore, zero claimants have been paid any compensation.

The VDPS provides a one-off tax-free payment, which is currently £120,000, to successful applicants where, on very rare occasions, a vaccine has caused severe disablement. A list of eligible vaccines is available at:

http://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibility

1,136 claimants have received a Vaccine Damage Payment.

Data Queries

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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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