This discussion will contain a log of changes that have been made to the dataset. With the most recent being promoted on the dataset description page.

Data dictionary edited 2025-07-21 to include basic HTML formatting within the METRIC Description box.

2025-08-15 3 wording changes in dataset description:

The counts will cover all live claims handed over from DWP and all claims received by NHSBSA from 1 November 2021 up to the TO_DATE (format: YYYY-MM).

The counts will cover all live claims handed over from DWP and all claims received by NHSBSA from 1 November 2021 up to the TO_DATE (format: YYYY-MM).

The counts will cover all live claims handed over from DWP and all claims received by NHSBSA from 1 November 2021 up to the TO_DATE (format: YYYY-MM).

All 3 changed to read:

This dataset provides information about non-COVID-19 vaccine claims received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) since we took over its administration on 1 November 2021. The data is as of 31 March 2025 and includes any live claims transferred to us from the scheme’s previous administrator, the Department for Work and Pensions.

2025-08-15 1 wording change in Data Dictionary:

The counts will cover all claims handed over from DWP and all claims received by NHSBSA from 1 November 2021 up to the TO_DATE (format: YYYY-MM).

Changed to:

The counts will cover all live claims handed over from DWP and all claims received by NHSBSA from 1 November 2021 up to the TO_DATE (format: YYYY-MM).

2025-09-15 Layout updated to match the COVID-19 VDPS dataset page, with Claim Definitions now placed under an expander

2025-10-03 Data Dictionary updated to include the following information within COUNT Description: To protect confidentiality, cells are intentionally left blank where the number of claimants is fewer than five.

2026-04-13

Data Description for March 2025 dataset changed from 'Contains data from the scheme’s inception in 1979 to 31 March 2025'.

To

'Data from the scheme’s inception in 1979 to 31 March 2025'.

2026-04-14

Dataset description first paragraph wording changed from:

'This dataset provides information about non-COVID-19 vaccine claims received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). This dataset provides information about non-COVID-19 vaccine claims received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) since we took over its administration on 1 November 2021. The data is as of 31 March 2025 and includes any live claims transferred to us from the scheme’s previous administrator, the Department for Work and Pensions'

To:

'This dataset provides information about non-COVID-19 vaccine claims received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). This contains two datasets providing information about non-COVID-19 vaccine claims received by the VDPS since we took over its administration on 1 November 2021'.

2026-04-14

Time Period and Publication Frequency information changed from:

'This dataset provides information about non-COVID-19 vaccine claims received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) since we took over its administration on 1 November 2021. The data is as of 31 March 2025 and includes any live claims transferred to us from the scheme’s previous administrator, the Department for Work and Pensions'

To

'This dataset provides information about non-COVID-19 vaccine claims received by the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) since we took over its administration on 1 November 2021.'.