The total cost of compensation is expected to run into billions of pounds.
The amounts are assessed according to five criteria: harm caused, social impact of stigma and isolation, impact on autonomy and privacy, costs of care and financial loss.
The Labour government has announced that the first payments will be made to infected people. Family members and loved ones of those infected will also be entitled to receive compensation from next year.
In outlining the compensation scheme in May following the public inquiry, the then Conservative government set out the amounts people could expect to receive., external He said these would be tax-exempt and would not affect profits.
For example, a person infected with HIV could expect to receive compensation of between £2.2m and £2.6m. These are average ranges, not upper or lower limits.
People with chronic hepatitis C infection, defined as an illness lasting more than six months, could expect to receive between £665,000 and £810,000.
Examples were also given of compensation awarded to relatives of those infected.
The partner of a living HIV-infected person, for example, could expect to receive around £110,000, while a child could receive £55,000.
If your loved one has passed away and you were financially dependent on them, you may be able to receive annual payments.
In cases where people who would be entitled to compensation have died, the money will go to their estate.
The Conservative government has been criticised for waiting until after the final report was published to announce compensation plans.
Bereaved families booed then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in July 2023 when he told the inquiry the government would act “as quickly as possible”.
In late 2022, following advice from the inquiry, the government made interim payments of £100,000 each to around 4,000 surviving victims and some bereaved partners.
