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Asked by Paula

AQW 35866/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to detail any representation made to the UK Government in relation to the reform of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme criteria, given that the scheme currently pays only for permanent damage with a 60 per cent disability threshold and does not currently cover compensation for temporary injuries or loss of earnings.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 19 November 2025

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Tabled
19 November 2025
Answer due by
4 December 2025
Answered
4 December 202515 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department contacted the UK Government in July 2025 to ask if there were any plans to reform the VDPS, and to highlight concerns the Vaccine Injured and Bereaved Support (VIBS) NI members had raised about the scheme, including difficulties with the application process and the 60% disablement threshold. We await a response.

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