Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme Payouts 2025: Claim For Severe Disability From Vaccination
In this article we look at the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme payout amount you can claim for severe disablement. Thereafter we consider in our FAQ – how you can be eligible for a claim and how you can start your claim using the government website.
- Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme Payouts 2025: Claim For Severe Disability From Vaccination
- Payouts Table 2025 Of Vaccine Damage Payments
- Are vaccines properly tested before use in the UK?
- What types of disease vaccinations are covered by the vaccine damage payment scheme?
- Can you claim if your mother was vaccinated whilst pregnant?
- What criteria must I fulfil to be awarded a vaccine damage payment?
- How do you claim under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme?
- FAQ – Vaccination Payments For Severe Disability
- SUMMARY
- Payouts Table 2025 Of Vaccine Damage Payments
Payouts Table 2025 Of Vaccine Damage Payments
Currently there is only one payout amount awarded under the vaccine damage payment scheme.
| Vaccine Damage Claim | Payment Amount |
|---|---|
| Severe Disablement 60% or more disability Physical or psychological disability | £120,000 |
Are vaccines properly tested before use in the UK?
Yes – vaccines must go through a number clinical trials and comply with safety regulation before use in the UK.
What happens if something goes wrong with your vaccination?
However, on very rare occasions things may go wrong and result in an adverse reaction and injury.
Introduction of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Hence, why the government introduced the VDPS (the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme).
Fixed payment for severe disability
The VDPS pays out a fixed amount damages payment for those considered to be severely disabled as a result of a specified vaccine being administered in the UK.
What types of disease vaccinations are covered by the vaccine damage payment scheme?
The vaccination is determined by the type of disease you were to be inoculated against. These include:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19).
- Diphtheria.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
- Human papillomavirus.
- Influenza (with an exception of influenza caused by a pandemic influenza virus).
- Measles.
- Meningococcal group B (meningitis B), meningitis C, meningitis W.
- Mumps.
- Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 (swine flu up to 31 August 2010).
- Pertussis (whooping cough)/
- Pneumococcal infection.
- Poliomyelitis.
- Rotavirus.
- Rubella (German measles).
- Smallpox (up to 1 August 1971).
- Tetanus.
- Tuberculosis (TB).
Can you claim if your mother was vaccinated whilst pregnant?
Yes -you may still be able to claim if your mother was given the vaccine whilst pregnant and this in turn led to your disability.
Close Contact To Someone Who Had An Oral Vaccination
You may be able to claim if you had close contact with someone who had an oral vaccine against polio.
What criteria must I fulfil to be awarded a vaccine damage payment?
For you to be awarded a payment you must be:
Severely disabled
Severely disabled as a result of the vaccination.
You must be at least 60% physically or mentally disabled to be classes as severely disabled for the purpose of eligibility for a damages payment under the scheme.
Pass Away Following Severe Disability
Should you have passed away following severe disability – a claim can still be made by the those administering your estate following death.
Vaccination before you are 18
You should have been vaccinated before your 18th birthday.
Exception For Disease Outbreaks
You may still be able to claim for vaccinations after you are 18 – if there was an outbreak of certain diseases. For example -: coronavirus, swine flu, influenza.
This exception applies as you have to be vaccinated whatever your age and that includes adults.
Vaccination in the UK or Isle Of Man
You must have been vaccinated in the UK or Isle of Man.
Member Of The Armed Forces Vaccinated Overseas
Exception – you may still be entitled to a payment should you be a member of the Armed Forces and were vaccinated overseas as part of your medical treatment.
How do you claim under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme?
The UK government provides full details online of vaccine damage payment scheme and how to claim.
Is the payment via the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme compensation?
No – this payment is technically not compensation. It as a vaccine damage payment and is a fixed sum paid if certain criteria is met. You do not need to prove legal fault to succeed with a claim.
Can you claim compensation in addition to a VDPS payment?
Yes – as a vaccine damage payment it is not compensation, you may still be able to make an additional compensation claim.
However, to succeed in a compensation claim – you would need to show legal fault.
FAQ – Vaccination Payments For Severe Disability
Q: What is the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme?
A: The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme is a no-fault scheme. Designed to pay a lump sum single payment for those severely disabled as a result of being administered with certain specified vaccines. This payment is tax free.
SUMMARY
In summary – you have learnt what you need to show to make a successful vaccine damage payment scheme application and the likely payout amount you will receive if your claim is successful.
NEXT STEPS – Start Your Vaccine Damage Payments Application
We recommend you go to the government website for more details about starting your application.
