COMPENSATION CALCULATOR
HOW MUCH CAN YOU CLAIM?
| Section | Injury | Description | Min Amount | Max Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Injury | Brain Injury | Minor brain or head injury | £1,675 | £9,700 |
| Less severe brain damage | £11,650 | £32,700 | ||
| Moderate brain damage | £32,725 | £166,500 | ||
| Moderately severe brain injury | £166,500 | £214,350 | ||
| Very severe brain damage | £214,350 | £307,000 | ||
| Epilepsy | Other epileptic conditions | £8,100 | £20,000 | |
| Established petit mal | £41,675 | £100,000 | ||
| Established grand mal | £77,500 | £114,100 | ||
| Facial injury | Simple nose fracture | £1,300 | £1,925 | |
| Simple cheekbone fracture | £1,775 | £2,275 | ||
| Displaced nose fracture | £1,925 | £2,400 | ||
| Displaced nose fracture requiring surgery | £3,000 | £3,875 | ||
| Simple cheekbone fracture needing surgery | £3,300 | £4,900 | ||
| Simple jaw fracture | £4,900 | £6,650 | ||
| Serious cheekbone fracture | £7,750 | £12,000 | ||
| Serious nose fracture with permanent damage | £8,100 | £17,575 | ||
| Multiple facial fractures | £11,300 | £18,200 | ||
| Serious jaw fracture | £13,650 | £23,175 | ||
| Le Fort fractures of facial bones | £18,100 | £27,925 | ||
| Serious multiple jaw fractures | £23,175 | £34,600 | ||
| Teeth injury | Loss or damage to back teeth (per tooth) | £830 | £1,300 | |
| Loss or damage to front tooth | £1,675 | £3,000 | ||
| Loss or damage to two front teeth | £3,300 | £5,800 | ||
| Loss or damage to several front teeth | £6,650 | £8,675 | ||
| Injury affecting sight | Transient (short lived) eye injury | £1,675 | £3,000 | |
| Minor eye injury | £3,000 | £6,650 | ||
| Minor permanent damage to vision in one or both eyes | £6,925 | £15,950 | ||
| Serious loss of vision in one eye | £18,000 | £30,000 | ||
| Complete loss of sight in one eye | £37,450 | £41,675 | ||
| Total loss of one eye | £41,675 | £50,000 | ||
| Loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the remaining eye | £48,600 | £80,500 | ||
| Total blindness | In the region of £204,250 | |||
| Total blindness and deafness | In the region of £307,000 | |||
| Post-traumatic stress | Post-traumatic stress | Less severe post-traumatic stress | £3,000 | £6,225 |
| Moderate post-traumatic stress | £6,000 | £17,000 | ||
| Moderately severe post-traumatic stress | £17,600 | £45,500 | ||
| Severe post-traumatic stress | £45,500 | £76,500 | ||
| Back injury | Back injury | Back injury recovering in a few months at most | Up to £1,860 | |
| Back injury recovering in up to 2 years | £1,860 | £6,000 | ||
| Back injury recovering in 2-5 years | £6,000 | £9,500 | ||
| Back injury causing permanent symptoms | £9,500 | £21,100 | ||
| Back injury causing serious permanent symptoms | £21,100 | £29,475 | ||
| Back injury causing chronic permanent symptoms | £29,475 | £53,000 | ||
| Serious back injury causing significant permanent impact | £56,375 | £67,200 | ||
| Severe back injury with spinal cord damage | £69,200 | £122,350 | ||
| Neck injury | Neck injury | Minor neck injury | £300 | £1,860 |
| Neck injury recovering completely in up to a year | £1,860 | £3,300 | ||
| Neck injury recovering completely in 1-2 years | £3,300 | £6,000 | ||
| Neck injury bringing other problems forward or making them worse | £6,000 | £10,450 | ||
| Neck injury causing spondylosis, serious limitation of movement or permanent/recurring pain | £10,450 | £19,000 | ||
| Neck injury involving fractures, dislocations or severe soft tissue (muscle) damage recovering to a restricted level | £19,000 | £29,250 | ||
| Neck injury involving fractures, dislocations or severe soft tissue (muscle) damage leaving chronic permanent symptoms | £34,575 | £42,550 | ||
| Serious neck injury involving fractures or damage to discs | £50,000 | £99,500 | ||
| Severe neck injury | In the region of £112,750 | |||
| Whiplash | Whiplash recovering within 3 months | £300 | £1,860 | |
| Whiplash recovering between 3 months and 1 year | £1,860 | £3,300 | ||
| Whiplash between 1 and 2 years | £3,300 | £6,000 | ||
| Shoulder injury | Shoulder injury | Minor shoulder injury | Up to £6,000 | |
| Moderate shoulder injury | £6,000 | £9,700 | ||
| Serious shoulder injury | £9,700 | £14,600 | ||
| Severe shoulder injury | £14,600 | £36,500 | ||
| Arm injury | Arm injury | Fractured forearms (between the elbow and the wrist) | £5,000 | £14,600 |
| Serious arm injury leaving some long lasting effects | £14,600 | £29,800 | ||
| Serious arm injury leaving permanent and substantial effects | £29,800 | £45,500 | ||
| Loss of one arm below the elbow | £73,100 | £83,325 | ||
| Severe arm injury | £73,100 | £99,500 | ||
| Loss of one arm above the elbow | £83,325 | £99,500 | ||
| Loss of one arm at the shoulder | No less than £104,250 | |||
| Loss of both arms | £183,000 | £228,000 | ||
| Finger injury | Fracture of one finger | Up to £3,600 | ||
| Loss of part of a little finger | £3,000 | £4,450 | ||
| Loss of the end of a ring or middle finger | £3,000 | £6,000 | ||
| Loss of a little finger | £6,575 | £9,300 | ||
| Fractured index (first) finger leaving permanent symptom | £6,925 | £9,300 | ||
| Loss of part of an index (first) finger | £9,250 | £14,250 | ||
| Loss of a middle finger | In the region of £11,875 | |||
| Serious ring or middle finger injury causing permanent loss of grip | £11,300 | £12,425 | ||
| Loss of an index (first) finger | In the region of £14,250 | |||
| Loss of ring and little finger | In the region of £16,600 | |||
| Loss of the end of the middle and first finger | In the region of £19,000 | |||
| Severe fractured fingers leading to possible amputation | Up to £27,925 | |||
| Loss of index finger and middle or ring finger | £47,050 | £69,000 | ||
| Hand injury | Minor hand injury | £700 | £3,300 | |
| Serious hand injury with full or close to full recovery | £4,100 | £10,100 | ||
| Serious hand injury with significant loss of use of the hand | £22,050 | £47,050 | ||
| Serious damage to both hands | £42,250 | £64,275 | ||
| Loss of one hand, or loss of use of one hand | £73,100 | £83,325 | ||
| Loss of both hands, or loss of use of both hands | £107,000 | £153,200 | ||
| Thumb injury | Thumb injury recovering in a short time | Up to £1,675 | ||
| Thumb injury recovering in around 6 months | Up to £3,000 | |||
| Severe thumb dislocation | £3,000 | £5,150 | ||
| Moderate thumb injury | £7,350 | £9,575 | ||
| Serious thumb injury | £9,575 | £12,750 | ||
| Very serious thumb injury | £14,900 | £26,600 | ||
| Loss of a thumb | £27,000 | £41,675 | ||
| Elbow injury | Elbow injury not causing significant long term problems | Up to £9,575 | ||
| Elbow injury causing some long term problems | £11,900 | £24,350 | ||
| Severe, disabling elbow injury | £29,800 | £41,675 | ||
| Wrist injury | Colles wrist fractures | In the region of £5,650 | ||
| Wrist fractures and other injury recovering in up to one year | £2,675 | £3,600 | ||
| Wrist injury taking around two years to heal completely | Up to £7,800 | |||
| Wrist injury causing permanent pain and stiffnes | £9,575 | £18,625 | ||
| Serious wrist injury causing significant permanent problems | £18,625 | £29,800 | ||
| Severe wrist injury causing loss of function of the wrist | £36,200 | £45,500 | ||
| Pelvis or hip injury | Pelvis or hip injury | Minor hip or pelvis soft tissue (muscle) injury | Up to £3,000 | |
| Hip or pelvis injury leaving minimal or no long term problems | £3,000 | £9,575 | ||
| Significant hip or pelvis injury leaving some long term problems | £9,575 | £20,200 | ||
| Significant hip or pelvis injury without serious permanent damage | £20,200 | £29,800 | ||
| Hip or pelvis fractures needing surgery | £29,800 | £39,900 | ||
| Hip or pelvis fractures causing long term problems | £47,050 | £59,600 | ||
| Extensive fractures causing serious long term problems | £59,600 | £99,500 | ||
| Leg injury | Achilles tendon | Minor achilles tendon injury | £5,525 | £9,575 |
| Partial achilles rupture or significant tendon damage | £9,575 | £16,000 | ||
| Severed achilles tendon successfully repaired by surgery | £19,000 | £22,875 | ||
| Severed achilles tendon and muscle injury | In the region of £29,200 | |||
| Ankle injury | Ankle injury recovering completely or leaving mild symptoms | Up to £10,450 | ||
| Ankle injury causing some permanent problems | £10,450 | £20,200 | ||
| Severe ankle injury causing permanent problems walking | £23,800 | £38,050 | ||
| Very severe rare ankle injury | £38,050 | £53,000 | ||
| Foot injury | Common foot injury, most healing completely | Up to £10,450 | ||
| Displaced metatarsal fractures with permanent symptoms | £10,450 | £19,000 | ||
| Serious foot injury | £19,000 | £29,800 | ||
| Severe injury to one or both feet | £31,900 | £53,200 | ||
| Very severe permanent foot injury | £63,825 | £83,325 | ||
| Loss of one foot | £63,825 | £83,325 | ||
| Loss of both feet | £128,750 | £153,200 | ||
| Knee injury | Knee injury that recover completely or leave minimal symptoms | Up to £10,450 | ||
| Knee injury causing mild long term problems | £11,275 | £19,900 | ||
| Knee injury causing serious long term problems | £19,900 | £33,000 | ||
| Leg fractures which include the knee joint | £39,625 | £53,000 | ||
| Severe knee injury | £53,000 | £73,125 | ||
| Leg injury | Fractured femur (thigh bone) | £6,925 | £10,700 | |
| Fractured tibia or fibula (lower leg) or soft tissue injury | Up to £9,000 | |||
| Leg fractures or soft tissue injury causing some permanent problems | £13,650 | £21,100 | ||
| Severe crushing injury and serious or complicated leg fractures | £21,100 | £29,800 | ||
| Serious leg injury leaving permanent problems | £29,800 | £41,675 | ||
| Very serious leg injury leaving permanent problems | £41,675 | £64,275 | ||
| Severe leg injury without amputation | £73,150 | £103,250 | ||
| Loss of one leg below the knee | £74,475 | £101,075 | ||
| Loss of one leg above the knee | £79,700 | £104,500 | ||
| Loss of both legs below the knee | £153,200 | £205,300 | ||
| Loss of both legs | £183,000 | £214,350 | ||
| Toe injury | Toe injury not leaving significant long term problems | Up to £7,300 | ||
| Serious injury to the big toe or to several other toes | £7,300 | £10,450 | ||
| Severe toe injury including amputations | £10,450 | £16,000 | ||
| Loss of a big toe | In the region of £23,800 | |||
| Loss of all of the toes on a foot | £27,750 | £42,600 | ||
| Paralysis | Paralysis | Temporary paraplegia | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Tetraplegia or quadraplegia | £246,750 | £307,000 | ||
| Scarring | Scarring to other parts of the body | A single noticeable scar, or several superficial scars not to the face | £1,800 | £5,950 |
| Scarring after an exploratory laparotomy | In the region of £6,575 | |||
| Several noticeable scars or one disfiguring scar, not to the face | £5,950 | £17,275 | ||
| Burns covering 40% or more of the body | No less than £79,700 |