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Following Penny Mordaunt's' announcement regarding the UK position, the Welsh Government made an announcement that they would provide funding to enable broad parity of annual and lump sum payments between the four national schemes.

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The Welsh Government confirmed in a written statement changes were also made to the lump sum payments for Hepatitis C and HIV.

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In Northern Ireland, bereavement payments were extended and a commitment was made to introduce enhanced financial support for Hepatitis C stage 1 in line with the position in England and Wales.

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Following Penny Mordaunt's' announcement, Northern Ireland announced that the Government would provide funding to enable broad parity of annual and lump sum payments between the four national schemes. These changes were backdated to April 2019.

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Letter from Liz Redmond to Karen Bailey outlined the implementation of the new Hepatitis C stage 1 (enhanced) support.

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The Written Statement of Alison Ramsey outlined the support offered by the WIBSS.

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The Infected Blood Inquiry Second Interim Report detailed the provision relating to Bespoke Psychological Support in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the policy development in England.

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The Written Statement of Lynne Kelly praised the Welsh approach to their support scheme for adopting a tailored, holistic approach with psychological support and welfare and benefits advice for both the infected and affected.

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Colin Aspland was unaware that financial assistance was available, notwithstanding the establishment of national schemes.

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Kathleen Locke became aware of EIBSS and had to support her mother in applying to the fund as she was unable to do so on her own.

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Benjamin Griffiths made an application to the EIBSS and received conflicting advice as he was unable to speak to the same EIBSS employee.

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One man received a first payment from the Skipton Fund but nothing more and was at first unaware of EIBSS. He was told by EIBSS that he "had fallen through the net. No explanation or apology was offered for this."

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The EIBSS rejected Maria Mooraby's application and appeals despite a supporting letter from her treating clinician and written statements from her husband and
daughter.

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Maria Mooraby had never heard of the Skipton Fund or the EIBSS. This knowledge was first presented to her by an Inquiry Investigator.

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The EIBSS rejected Andrew Bragg's application and appeals on the grounds that he could not prove that the infection was as the result of NHS actions due to a destruction of medical records.

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A woman's application to EIBSS was refused because she did not have sufficient medical records.

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Ronald Edge gave evidence to the Inquiry expressing that the application process for the special category mechanism has been complicated and unclear.

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A witness described applying to EIBSS for payment under the Special Category Mechanism as rather off-putting as it appeared to require a very high level of illness to qualify for payment.

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A witness stated that the Haemophilia Centre arranged to have an appointment with the specialist nurse, and a social worker to assist them with completing the EIBSS for payment under the Special Category Mechanism application form.

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A witness described that she had to reapply to the EIBSS and provide evidence that she and her husband were together at the time of his death from liver failure. She found this system difficult and onerous.

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