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Benefits

Recommendations related to benefits

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recommendation across 2 inquiries

Across 2 inquiries

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IR2-13 Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

Relationship with Support Schemes and Benefits

I recommend that, with regard to the relationship between compensation, support payments and benefits: a) in assessing compensation under the scheme, no account should be taken of any past payments …

- The Government stated in December 2024 that compensation payments are exempt from income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax, and will be disregarded …
UK Government
HIA-9 Accepted HIA Inquiry

Social Security Payments Unaffected

We also recommend that social security payments should not be affected by lump sum payments awarded by the HIA Redress Board.

- The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 included provisions to ensure that lump sum compensation payments would not affect social security benefits (Historical …
Northern Ireland Executi…