FOI-02169

Thank you for your request for information about the following: ##Request You asked us: ‘I would like to know how many people have received money and approximately how much compensation for compensation in the Covid Scheme’ The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 8 August 2024. We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. ##Our response All data is as of 19 August 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. All data relates to COVID-19 vaccines. ##About the scheme The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) is not a compensation scheme. Claimants can still seek damages in court. 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: www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibility. ##Question 1 ‘I would like to know how many people have received money’ As of 19 August 2024, 180 claimants have received a Vaccine Damage Payment. ##Question 2 ‘and approximately how much compensation for compensation in the Covid Scheme.’ A Vaccine Damage Payment is not compensation. It is a one-off tax-free payment of £120,000. Based on the 180 claimants who have received their payment of £120,000 each, £21,600,000 has been paid. ##Data Queries If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact [email protected] ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. ##Reusing the data and copyright If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data, please contact [email protected]. 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 2024” 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.