Written Question·Treasury·UIN 117441
Compensation: Inheritance Tax
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to apply the same inheritance tax treatment used for the infected blood compensation scheme to future comparable schemes.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonSome payments made under Government established compensation schemes will not give rise to an income tax liability. This is because payments intended to compensate individuals for personal injury would generally fall within established tax principles that...
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