Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme 2017: April 2022 amendment

Schedule 3

HIV Qualifying Persons

 1. Payments that may be made to HIV Qualifying Persons and transferring HIV Qualifying Persons are set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 below.

 2. Subject to paragraph 2A, a one-off lump sum payment of £80,500 for HIV Qualifying Persons and transferring HIV Qualifying Persons.

2A. A one-off lump sum payment payable under paragraph 2 will be reduced by the sum of any other lump sum payment previously received in respect of the HIV Qualifying Person’s HIV infection under:

(a) this schedule; or

(b) a UK scheme, or a successor to a UK scheme.

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

3ZA. An annual winter fuel payment in each financial year of £561 .

3A. An HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV Qualifying Person will not be eligible to receive the annual payments described in paragraph 3 or 3ZA of this schedule during any period that the person is serving a term of imprisonment.

Death – surviving spouses and civil partners - first year

4. Where a HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV Qualifying Person dies, the annual payments described in paragraph 3 and 3ZA ceases to be payable. 

5. 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 HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV Qualifying Person where:

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

Death – surviving spouses and civil partners - subsequent years

 6. 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 HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV Qualifying Person, as applicable, at the time of death.

Death – Bereavement lump sum payment

7. Where a HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV 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.

8. A payment under paragraph 7 is only payable where the surviving spouse, civil partner or long term cohabitee was cohabiting with the HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV Qualifying Person, as applicable, at the time of death.

9. Paragraph 7 also applies in relation to any HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV Qualifying Person who has died since 01 April 2017.

10. Where the HIV Qualifying Person or transferring HIV 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 7 will be payable to their estate.