Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme 2017: April 2022 amendment

Schedule 2

Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Persons

1. The payments that may be made to Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Persons and transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Persons are set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 below.

 2. Subject to paragraph 3 below, a one-off lump sum payment of £70,000.

 3. The £70,000 lump sum payment will be reduced where either of the following applies:

a) a Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person has received a lump sum payment under Schedule 1 of this Scheme.

b) a transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person has received a lump sum payment from a UK Scheme.

 4. An annual payment of £29,569 in each financial year. 

4A. An annual winter fuel payment in each financial year of £561 .

 5. Where a person has been a Hepatitis C Stage 1 Qualifying Person and then becomes a Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person during a financial year, the annual payment for that financial year will be reduced accordingly.

5A. A Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person will not be eligible to receive the annual payments described in paragraph 4 or 4A of this schedule during any period that the person is serving a term of imprisonment.

Death – surviving spouses and civil partners - first year

6. Where a Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person dies, the annual payments described in paragraph 4 and 4A cease to be payable.

7. A payment of £29,569 , referable to the calendar year following the date of death, may be made to the surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee of the Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person where:

a) the surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee was cohabiting with the Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person, as applicable, at the time of death.

Death – surviving spouses and civil partners - subsequent years

8. An annual payment of £22,177 in each year following the year of death may be paid to a surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee where:

a) the surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee was cohabiting with the Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person, as applicable, at the time of death.

Death – Bereavement lump sum payment

9. Where a Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person dies, a one-off lump sum payment of £10,000 may be paid to the surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee of that person.

10. A payment under paragraph 9 is only payable where the surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee was cohabiting with the Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person, as applicable, at the time of death.

11. Paragraph 9 also applies in relation to any Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person who has died since 01 April 2017.

12. Where the Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person or transferring Hepatitis C Stage 2 Qualifying Person did not have a surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee at the time of death, the one-off lump sum payment under paragraph 9 will be payable to their estate.