Request

'Who is funding your wages?... Please reply under the FOI act.'

Response

The NHSBSA holds the information you have requested, and I can confirm that in the UK, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) provides funding to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) to deliver a range of services, including the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

DHSC is responsible for the scheme’s rules, including the eligibility criteria for payment.

Under their rules, to be eligible for payment, it must be proved that:

• an eligible vaccine was received (https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibility)
• on the balance of probabilities, the vaccine caused the disability
• the resulting disablement is severe

Severely disabled means at least 60% as defined by the principles for assessing the extent of disablement. These are set out in:

Section 103 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/contents)

Schedule 2 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/1408/schedule/2)

Data Queries

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

Reusing the data and copyright

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:

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

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement:

“NHSBSA Copyright 2026” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:

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

Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.