Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 4
12th Report - Government compensation schemes
Published 9 Sep 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
By February 2026, the government had paid around £3.5 billion in total across the seven schemes examined by the NAO, with up to another £11.4 billion potentially yet to be paid. The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme alone is estimated to pay out £12.8 billion. Schemes differ in fundamental ways that affect their complexity and progress to date, including expected cohort size. Some Horizon schemes expect to receive hundreds of claims, for example, while the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme anticipates potentially tens of thousands.4
From: Public Accounts Committee, 12th Report - Government compensation schemes (HC 88), 9 September 2026
Government response
Government response awaited: deadline 9 November 2026.