You can claim using claim-form VAD1A, which you can get by ringing 01772 899 944 (textphone 0800 731 0317; Relay UK 18001 then 01772 899 944) or by downloading it from: www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/how-to-claim . If you are deaf and use British Sign Language, you may be able to claim using a video relay service (details are on the website). Send your completed form to: Vaccine Damage Payments Unit, Palatine House, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire PR1 1HB.

Don’t delay claiming. If you have supporting medical evidence, send a copy with the claim, otherwise the Vaccine Damage Payments Unit will obtain medical evidence on your behalf. If the disabled person is aged under 18, the claim should be made by the parents or guardian.