Injury Compensation Calculator
Our injury compensation calculator is a helpful tool that provides guidance related to how much compensation you might receive for pain and suffering in Northern Ireland.
Please note that these figures are guidelines from the “Green Book” and should not be applied rigidly.
A judge will ultimately decide the fair compensation based on the specific details of your case and the individual impact on you. Although the guidelines are helpful, they are not mandatory, leaving it to the judge’s discretion to decide whether to use any suggested amounts.
If you have any questions about your injury after reviewing the injury compensation calculator, please contact our injury solicitors on 0800 020 9311. Alternatively, you visit our personal injury solicitors in our Belfast, Glengormley, Carrickfergus offices.
Head
- Very severe: £500,000 – £850,000
- Moderately severe: £310,000 – £685,000
- Moderate
- Moderate to severe intellectual deficit – £300,000 – £575,000
- Modest to moderate intellectual deficit – £160,000 – £345,000
- Concentration and memory affected – £55,000-£220,000
- Minor: £50,000 – £110,000
- Other head injuries – £4,500 – £47,000
- Established: £120,000 – £240,000
- Other Epileptic conditions: £10,000 – £60,000
- Severe: £100,000 – £250,000
- Moderately severe: £60,000 – £150,000
- Moderate: £15,000 – £60,000
- Minor: Up to £20,000
- Severe: £100,000 – £250,000
- Moderately severe: £60,000 – £150,000
- Moderate: £15,000 – £60,000
- Minor: up to £20,000
- Le fort fractures: £40,000 – £75,000
- Multiple fractures: £35,000 – £60,000
- Severe facial scarring – £125,000- £350,000
- Less severe scarring where the disfigurement is still substantial – £50,000 – £125,000
- Significant scarring where worst effects have been or will be reduced by plastic surgery – £45,000 – £110,000
- Some scarring but not of great significance – Up to £45,000
- Trivial scarring – Up to £9,000
- Total blindness and deafness: £500,000 – £750,000
- Total Deafness and Loss of Speech: £350,000 – £625,000
- Total Deafness: £250,000 – £350,000
- Total Loss of Hearing in one ear: £50,000 – £100,000
Hearing Loss
- Severe: £60,000 – £200,000
- Moderate: £20,000 – £60,000
- Mild/Occasional: Up to £20,000
Tinnitus
- Severe tinnitus – £40,000 – £90,000
- Moderate tinnitus – £20,000 – £40,000
- Mild tinnitus – up to £20,000
- Total blindness and deafness: £500,000 – £750,000
- Total blindness – £350,000-£600,000
- Total loss of one eye: £100,000 – £175,000
- Loss of sight in one eye and reduced vision in remaining eye:
- where there is a serious risk of further deterioration- £175,500 – £350,000
- where there is a reduced vision in the remaining eye and other problems are experienced – £125,000-£225,000
- Complete loss of sight in one eye: £90,000 – £165,000
- Serious but incomplete vision in one eye: £50,000 – £100,000
- Minor injury but permanent impairment in one eye: £22,000 – £75,000
- Minor eye injury: up to Up to £23,000
Impairment of Taste and Smell
- Total loss of taste and smell: £50,000 – £95,000
- Loss of taste and smell: £40,000 – £80,000
Smell
- Loss of smell: £40,000 – £70,000
Taste
- Loss of taste: £30,000 – £50,000
Nose Injuries
- Serious fracture: £30,000 – £50,000
- Displaced with recovery after surgery: Up to £20,000
- Displaced with no manipulation: Up to £15,000
- Undisplaced with recovery: Up to £12,500
Jaw Fractures
- Permanent difficulties/arthritis risk: £50,000 – £100,000
- Permanent difficulties: £30,000 – £60,000
- Full recovery: Up to £22,500
Teeth
- Loss/Damage several front: £15,000 – £45,000
- Loss of two front: Up to £20,000
- Loss of one front: Up to £12,000
- Loss/Damage to back: up to £3,500 per tooth
Serious fractures – £26,000 – £52,500
Simple fracture where surgery is necssary – Up to £22,500
Simple facture that does not require surgery and complete recovery is achieved – Up to £17,500
- Significant, chronic, tooth pain – £15,000-£125,000
- Serious damage to several front teeth- £20,000 – £50,000
- Serious damage to two front teeth- up to £25,000
- Loss of or serious damage to one front tooth – Up to £15,000
- Loss of or damage to back teeth: per tooth – Up to £4,500
Severe – £30,000 – £100,000
Moderate- £10,000- £40,000
Minor – Up to £10,000
- Gross cases causing pain and discomfort, and
likely to continue, affecting work severely. – £50,000 – £100,000 - Rash which covers other parts of body and lasts
more than 3 years and may continue. – £30,000 – £65,000 - Primary Irritant rash on hands which clears up or
is likely to clear up in 2 / 3 years. – £15,000 – £30,000 - Allergic rash as above.- £20,000 – £42,500
- A rash which clears up in a matter of months. – Up to £17,500
Torso
- Neck injury with incomplete paraplegia: £180,000 – £475,000
- Injury falling short of disability: £100,000 – £250,000
- Severe soft tissue damage/ruptured tendons: £50,000 – £162,500
- Impaired function or vulnerability: £62,500 – £112,500
- Severe Whiplash: £37,500 – £75,000
- Injury with recovery after few years: £15,000 – £40,000
- Injury with recovery within 1-2 years: Up to £17,500
- Recovery within several months: Up to £7,500
- Recovery within few months: Up to £5,000
- Severe injury – Disability/Dislocation: £35,000 – £100,000
- Moderate/Frozen: £17,500 – £40,000
- Clavicle fracture: up to Up to £17,000
- Soft tissue: Up to £15,000
Injuries
- Serious Cases (Lung Removal): £225,000 – £300,000
- Traumatic (Permanent): £140,000 – £225,000
- Damage (continuing disability): £30,000 – £140,000
- Injury (no long-term effect): £15,000 – £25,000
- Collapsed lung with full recovery: £10,000 – £20,000
- Smoke inhalation: £7,500 – £30,000
Lung Disease
- Cancer or mesothelioma: £125,000 – £250,000
- Moderate to Severe Asbestosis: £62,000 – £125,000
- Asbestosis: £42,500 – £75,000
- Pleural plaques: £4,500 – £22,000
- Pleural thickening with functional impairment – £30,000 – £62,500
- Occupational Asthma: £45,000 – £140,000
- Aggravation of Asthma: £20,000 – £60,000
- Bronchitis or Chronic Obstructive Airways: £20,000 – £65,000
- Mild respiratory conditions: up to £12,000
Kidneys
- Serious and permanent/loss of both kidneys: £200,000 – £325,000
- Risk of future UTI or loss of natural function: £95,000 – £150,000
- Loss of one kidney: £50,000 – £75,000
Bladder
- Complete loss of natural function: £150,000 – £225,000
- Impairment of function: £65,000 – £125,000
- Injury, but almost complete recovery: £30,000 – £60,000
Bowel
- Total loss of natural function: £150,000 – £275,000
- Impaired function: £75,000 – £150,000
- Severe abdominal injury: £75,000 – £150,000
- Penetrating injury: £25,000 – £60,000
Hernia
- Vasectomy leaving prolonged groin pain: Up to £60,000
- Continuing pain: £20,000 – £45,000
- Uncomplicated inguinal hernia: £7,000 – £17,000
Hip & Pelvic (Injuries)
- Extensive fractures: £137,000 – £230,000
- Less serious: £90,000 – £170,000
- Less complicated: £75,000 – £125,000
- Not major or future risk: £37,500 – £87,500
- Minor: Up to £30,000
Hip & Pelvic (During Childbirth)
- Where no previous children: £40,000 – £70,000
- Where previous children: £30,000 – £87,500
- Loss or severe mutilation of genitals – Up to £325,000
- Lesser injuries giving rise to impotence and loss of sexual function- Up to £250,000
- Infertility – Up to £200,000
- Failed sterilisation leading to unwanted pregnancy – £30,000- £45,000
- Serious damage with continuing pain or
discomfort – £50,000 – £125,000 - Serious non-penetrating injury causing long standing or permanent complications – £30,000 – £50,000
- Penetrating stab wounds or industrial laceration
or serious seat belt pressure cases – £10,000 – £30,00
Illness/Damage Resulting from Non traumatic Injury
- Severe toxicosis causing serious acute pain – £75,000 – £260,000
- Serious food poisoning, diarrhoea and
vomiting diminishing over two to four
weeks but leaving residual discomfort for
a protracted period. – £25,000 – £60,000 - Food poisoning causing significant
discomfort, stomach cramps – £10,000 – £25,000 - Varying degrees of disabling pain, cramps
and diarrhoea continuing for a short period
of time. – Up to £8,500
- Present medical opinion suggests that this organ is
more important throughout life than was previously
thought.
Loss of spleen where there is a continuing risk of
internal infection and disorders due to the damage to
the immune system – £40,000 – £60,000
- Extensive fractures of the pelvis involving – £137,500 – £230,000
- Less serious injury to hip or pelvis – £90,000 – £170,000
- Less Complicated Injury to the Hip or Pelvis -£75,000 – £125,00
Injuries to pelvis interfering with natural childbirth
and requiring Caesarean Section:
(i) Where no previous children – £40,000 – £70,000
(ii) Where previous child or children. – £30,000 – £60,000
- Significant injury to the pelvis or hip but where any
permanent disability is not major nor any future
risk great – £37,500 – £87,500 - Relatively minor hip or pelvic injuries with no
residual disability. – Up to £30,000
Upper Limbs
Injuries
- Loss of both arms: £425,000 – £750,000
- Amputation at shoulder: £175,000 – £275,000
- Amputation above elbow: £140,000 – £250,000
- Amputation below elbow: £110,000 – £200,000
- Severe: £140,000 – £200,000
- Permanent disability: £62,500 – £110,000
- Less severe: £20,000 – £60,000
- Forearm fracture: Up to £20,000
Upper Limb Disorders
- Bilateral disability with unemployability: £30,000 – £60,000
- Fluctuating symptoms and unilateral: £22,500 – £40,000
- Recovery over two years: £12,500 – £17,500
- Short recovery: Up to £12,000
Elbow
- Severe disability: £50,000 – £110,000
- Less severe: £20,000 – £50,000
- Moderate/Minor: Up to £25,000
Wrist
- Deformity/Loss of function: £50,000 – £110,000
- Permanent disability: £40,000 – £85,000
- Less severe but still disability: £25,000 – £65,000
- Complete recovery: Up to £22,000
- Uncomplicated Colles’ fracture: Up to £12,000
- Minor displaced fracture: up to £10,000
Injuries
- Loss effective loss of both hands: £300,000 – £500,000
- Serious damage to both: £125,000 – £250,000
- Total/Effective loss of one: £100,000 – £200,000
- Serious hand injuries: £80,000 – £170,000
- Moderate Hand Injury: £22,500-£90,000
- Minor hand injuries – Up to £22,500
Raynaud’s Syndrome / VWF
- Extensive blanching of fingers: £25,000 – £42,500
- Blanching of fingers: £15,000 – £25,000
- Blanching of fingertips: Up to £15,000
Fingers
- Severe fractures to multiple fingers: £50,000 – £100,000
- Total or partial loss of index finger: £40,000 – £62,500
- Total or partial loss of other finger – £25,000 – £50,000
- Serious facture or injury to index finger or the other finger(s) – up to £40,000
Thumb
- Total Loss: £55,000 – £90,000
- Very Serious: £40,000 – £75,000
- Amputation to tip/Nerve damage: £30,000 – £50,000
- Moderate: £20,000 – £37,500
- Severe dislocation: Up to £18,000
- Minor thumb: Up to £15,500
- Minor finger and thumb injuries: Up to £10,000
This section covers a range of upper limb injury in the
form of the following pathological conditions from
finger to elbow.
• Tenosynovitis. Inflammation of synovial sheaths
of tendons usually resolving with rest over a
short period. Sometimes it leads to continuing
symptoms of loss of grip and dexterity.
• De Quervain’s tenosynovitis. A form of
tenosynovitis, rarely bilateral, involving
inflammation of the tendons of the thumb.
• Tenovaginitis stenovans. Otherwise trigger
finger / thumb: thickening of tendons.
• Carpal tunnel syndrome. Constriction of
the median nerve of the wrist or thickening
of surrounding tissue, often relieved by
decompression operation.
• Epicondylitis. Inflammation in the elbow joint:
medial (golfer’s elbow), lateral (tennis elbow).
The various levels of award below apply to each
such condition. The following considerations affect the level of award regardless of the precise
condition:
1. Bilateral or one-sided (and, if one-sided, whether
it is the dominant hand)
2. Level of symptoms (pain, swelling, tenderness,
crepitus)
3. Ability to work and the effect on domestic and
social life
4. Capacity to avoid recurrence of symptoms
- Continuing bilateral disability with surgery and
loss of employment. – £30,000 – £60,000 - Continuing symptoms, but fluctuating and
unilateral – £22,500 – £40,000 - Symptoms resolving over two years – £12,500 – £17,500
- Complete recovery within a short period – Up to £12,000
Upper Limbs
- Total loss of both legs – £400,000- £600,000
- Most serious inuuries short of amputation – £125,000 – £300,000
- Very serious £125,000 – £250,000
- Serious – £100,000 – £200,000
- Moderate – £60,000 – £150,000
- Less serious leg injuries – £35,000 – £90,000
- Simple facture of tibia or fibula – Up to £20,000
Above the knee
- Amputation of one: £250,000 – £375,000
- Fracture of femur: £14,500 – £30,000
Knee
- Serious injury: £100,000 – £150,000
- Prone to ostearthritis or arthrodesis: £75,000 – £125,000
- Less severe disability: £40,000 – £80,000
- Dislocation or torn cartilage/meniscus: £30,000 – £50,000
- Less serious: Up to £30,000
Below the knee
- Amputation of both: £250,000 – £500,000
- Amputation of one: £175,000 – £300,000
Ankle
- Deformity/Degeneration of joints: £75,000 – £150,000
- Severe/Residual disability: £60,000 – £125,000
- Serious Fractures/Tears: £30,000 – £75,000
- Minor or undisplaced fractures: Up to £30,000
Great Toe
- Amputation: £30,000 – £50,000
Achilles
- Most Serious: £37,500 – £75,000
- Serious: £30,000 – £60,000
- Moderate: £15,000 – £30,000
- Minor: Up to £22,500
Feet
- Amputation of both: £250,000 – £500,000
- Amputation of one: £185,000 – £300,000
- Serious/Loss of portion: £115,000 – £225,000
- Severe: £100,000 – £175,000
- Serious: £60,000 – £125,000
- Moderate: £30,000 – £62,500
- Modest: Up to £30,000
Toes
- Amputation of all: £60,000 – £115,000
- Amputation of Great Toe – £40,000 – £65,000
- Severe toe injury: £30,000 – £55,000
- Serious Toe Injury: £20,000 – £50,000
- Moderate Toe Injury: Up to £22,500
- The most severe of back injuries which fall short
of paralysis but the results of which include – £185,000 – £375,000 - Special features exist which take the particular
injury outside any lower bracket applicable to
orthopaedic damage to the back -£87,500 – £175,000 - Serious back injury, involving disc lesions or
fractures of vertebral bodies where, despite
treatment, there remains continuing pain
or discomfort – £75,000 – £137,500 - Permanent residual disability albeit of less
severity than in the higher bracket. This bracket
contains a large number of different types of
injury – £43,500 – £75,000 - Moderate Back Injuries – £20,000 – £60,000
Minor Back Injuries
- Where a full recovery or a recovery
to nuisance level takes place without
surgery within about two to five years. – £15,000 – £37,500 - Where a full recovery takes place
without surgery within a period of
more than 6 months and less than 24
months – Up to £22,500 - Where a full recovery is made within a
period of 6 months – Up to £5,000 - Fracture of sternum – Up to £25,000
- Quadriplegia – £590,000-£870,000
- Paraplegia – £475,000 – £720,000
