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How Much Compensation for a Back Injury in the UK? 2026 Figures Explained
How back injury compensation is valued in England and Wales in 2026: the whiplash tariff, Judicial College Guidelines brackets and your losses.
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UK Injury Compensation Calculators
In England and Wales, compensation is made up of general damages for the injury and special damages for your financial losses. Road traffic whiplash uses a fixed legal tariff; other injuries follow the Judicial College Guidelines.
- By InjuryRange Editorial Team
- Updated 29 September 2026
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Guide
How UK compensation is worked out
Compensation in England and Wales has two parts. General damages pay for the injury itself: a fixed statutory tariff for most road traffic whiplash injuries lasting up to two years, and the Judicial College Guidelines brackets for everything else. Special damages repay your financial losses, such as lost earnings, care, travel and treatment. The total is reduced if you were partly to blame.
Most claims must start within three years of the accident. Read more in our guides to how long a UK claim takes, no win no fee agreements and claiming for whiplash without a solicitor.
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