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Compensation Guidelines for Your Injury
We understand that you may want to know how much compensation you could receive. However, the amount of compensation awarded varies from case to case, depending on the injuries, so we are not able to give an exact amount.
Please use our interactive guide below to see the typical compensation awards received for different types of accident and injury.
These amounts are accepted as the standard guidelines for awarding compensation and you should be wary of any company that promises you more than is shown here.
Simply click on the area of the body
| Injury | Compensation |
| Quadriplegia |
£206,750 to £257,750 |
| Paraplegia |
£140,000 to £181,500 |
| Injury | Compensation |
| Chest and lung injuries |
£20,000 to £35,000 |
| Fractured ribs |
up to £2,500 |
| Asbestos-related disease |
|
| Mesothelioma |
£52,500 to £81,500 |
| Lung cancer |
£50,000 to £64,250 |
| Asbestosis |
£30,750 to £67,500 |
| Food poisoning |
|
| Severe |
£24,500 to £33,500 |
| Moderate |
£6,150 to £12,250 |
| Minor |
£600 to £2,500 |
| Injury | Compensation |
| Cheek bones |
£1,500 to £10,100 |
| Jaw fractures |
|
| Severe |
£19,500 to £29,000 |
| Serious |
£11,500 to £19,500 |
| Minor |
£4,100 to £5,600 |
| Facial disfigurement |
|
Females
- Very severe scarring
- Significant scarring
- Less significant scarring
|
- £31,000 to £62,000
- £11,500 to £19,250
- £2,500 to £8,750
|
Males
- Very severe scarring
- Significant scarring
- Less significant scarring
|
- £19,000 to £42,000
- £5,850 to £11,500
- £2,500 to £5,850
|
| Injury | Compensation |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder |
|
| Severe |
£40,000 to £64,250 |
| Moderate |
£5,250 to £14,825 |
| Minor |
£2,500 to £5,250 |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome |
up to £32,000 |
| Injury | Compensation |
| Brain Damage |
|
| Severe |
£180,000 to £257,750 |
| Moderate |
£140,000 to £180,000 |
| Minor |
£9,875 to £27,500 |
| Minor head injury |
£1,400 to £8,100 |
| Injury | Compensation |
| Neck injuries |
|
| Severe |
£16,000 to £95,000 |
| Moderate |
£5,000 to £16,000 |
| Minor |
£850 to £5,000 |
| Back injuries |
|
| Severe |
£24,750 to £108,000 |
| Moderate |
£8,000 to £24,750 |
| Minor |
£5,000 to £8,000 |
| Shoulder injuries |
|
| Severe |
£12,250 to £30,750 |
| Moderate |
£5,000 to £8,100 |
| Minor |
£2,750 to £5,000 |
| Arm |
|
| Loss of both arms |
£154,000 to £191,500 |
| Loss of one arm |
£61,500 to £83,500 |
| Severe injuries |
£61,500 to £83,000 |
| Moderate or minor injury |
up to £8,000 |
| Wrist injuries |
£2,250 to £38,250 |
| Hand injuries |
|
| Total or effective loss of both hands |
£90,000 to £129,000 |
| Serious damage to both hands |
£35,000 to £54,000 |
| Total or effective loss of one hand |
£61,500 to £70,000 |
| Serious hand injuries |
£16,800 to £36,152 |
| Moderate hand injury |
£4,000 to £8,500 |
| Minor hand injuries |
£600 to £2,750 |
| Severe fractures to fingers |
up to £23,500 |
| Loss of thumb |
£22,750 to £35,000 |
| Vibration White Finger / Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome |
|
| Serious |
£10,750 to £20,250 |
| Moderate |
£5,500 to £10,750 |
| Minor |
£1,900 to £5,500 |
| Leg injuries |
|
| Total loss of both legs |
£154,000 to £180,000 |
| Most serious injuries just short of amputation |
£61,500 to £86,500 |
| Severe |
£35,000 to £54,000 |
| Moderate |
£17,750 to £25,000 |
| Minor |
£5,750 to £17,750 |
| Knee injuries |
|
| Severe |
£17,000 to £61,500 |
| Moderate |
£8,750 to £17,000 |
| Minor |
up to £8,750 |
| Ankle injuries |
|
| Severe |
£20,000 to £32,000 |
| Moderate |
£8,500 to £17,000 |
| Minor |
up to £8,750 |
| Foot injuries |
|
| Amputation of both feet |
£108,000 to £128,500 |
| Amputation of one foot |
£53,500 to £70,000 |
| Severe |
£29,250 to £43,000 |
| Serious |
£16,000 to £25,000 |
| Moderate |
£8,750 to £16,000 |
| Modest |
up to £8750 |
| Modest (Full Recovery) |
up to £4250 |
| Toe injuries |
|
| Amputation of all toes |
£23,250 to £36,000 |
| Severe |
£8,750 to £12,250 |
| Serious |
£6,150 to £8,750 |
| Moderate |
up to £6,150 |
| Injury | Compensation |
| Eyes |
|
| Total blindness |
up to £172,500 |
| Loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the remaining eye |
£61,500 to £115,000 |
| Total loss of one eye |
£35,000 to £42,000 |
| Minor eye injuries |
£2,500 to £5,600 |
| Ears |
|
| Total deafness |
£58,000 to £70,000 |
| Total loss of hearing in one ear |
£20,000 to £29,000 |
| Partial hearing loss/Tinnitus
|
- £19,000 to £29,000
- £9,500 to £19,000
- £8,000 to £9,500
|
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