Disability Discrimination Compensation Calculator
Estimate disability discrimination compensation using real published UK employment tribunal awards.
Important Context
These figures represent awarded compensation only. Many cases settle out of court for undisclosed sums. Success rate includes cases won at hearing; many withdrawn cases are also settled without a public award.
How compensation is measured in disability discrimination claims
This disability discrimination compensation calculator uses published employment tribunal judgments to give context on real awards. It is built for people trying to understand the range of outcomes, not to promise a result in any individual case. The figures combine the tribunal's visible compensation data with the claim type recorded for the judgment, so the page reflects documented decisions rather than private settlement figures or broad anecdotal estimates.
For disability discrimination, compensation can include injury to feelings, financial loss, interest and, in some cases, aggravated damages. These claims often turn on a failure to make reasonable adjustments or on discrimination arising from the disability, so the award depends heavily on the effect of the treatment and the earnings lost. Injury to feelings is assessed by reference to the Vento bands, and discrimination compensation is not subject to a statutory cap.
Discrimination and whistleblowing compensation is not assessed by a simple tariff. Some awards are modest because the proven loss is limited; others are much higher because they include long-term earnings loss, psychiatric injury, interest or multiple successful complaints. The published examples are useful because they show the spread of real outcomes rather than a single headline number.
The numbers on this page are not a prediction of any individual claim. They summarise published decisions where compensation appears in the judgment, so they are useful for context but not a complete view of every claim issued, negotiated or settled. Many employment tribunal cases settle privately, and those settlement values usually do not appear in the public judgment record.
Use the median, highest award and top published cases as a starting point for research. The median is usually more useful than the average because very large awards can pull the average upward. The top cases show what has happened in documented disputes, but they should not be treated as normal outcomes. Legal advice is still needed before relying on any number for settlement, litigation risk or pleading a schedule of loss.
Browse disability discrimination tribunal casesTop 10 Highest-Value Judgments
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2020
The claimant was unfairly dismissed and subjected to disability discrimination. She was awarded £265,719.23 in compensation, including £3,394.68 for breach of contract regarding notice pay.
View JudgmentNottinghamshire County Council and The Governing Body of The Banks Road Infants and Nursery School
2024
The claimant succeeded in unfair dismissal and discrimination claims. The total compensation of £111,108 was awarded.
View JudgmentP Hartmann Ltd
2025
The claimant was unfairly dismissed and the respondent failed to comply with ACAS Code. The claims of harassment, unfavourable treatment due to disability, and victimisation were not well-founded.
View JudgmentMarks and Spencer plc
2022
The claimant was employed by the respondent from 2013 until her dismissal in 2020. She brought claims for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination, which the tribunal upheld. The respondent was found to have discriminated against the claimant because of something arising in consequence of her disability, and to have failed to make reasonable adjustments.
View JudgmentClarewood Care Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)
2024
The Claimant was unfairly dismissed and subjected to disability discrimination. The Tribunal ordered the Respondent to pay the Claimant compensation including a basic award, compensatory award, injury to feelings award, and interest.
View JudgmentThe News Cafe Restaurant Plymouth Ltd
2026
The claimant brought claims of discrimination arising from disability and disability-related harassment against The News Cafe Restaurant Plymouth Ltd. The tribunal upheld both claims and awarded the claimant £60,868.36 in compensation, comprising £44,063.43 in compensatory award (including lost earnings, ACAS Code uplift, interest and grossing up) and £16,804.93 in injury to feelings.
View JudgmentNHS Education Scotland
2024
Dr H Hiram successfully claimed against NHS Education Scotland for victimisation and discrimination, resulting in compensation of £55,532.21 and £13,004.71 for injury to feelings.
View JudgmentCircle Health Group Ltd
2025
The claimant, Leanne Mifsud, was unfairly dismissed and received compensation for loss of earnings due to failure to make reasonable adjustments and discrimination arising from her disability. The respondent must pay £54,897.56.
View JudgmentThe Chief Constable of Gwent Police and S Barlow
2025
The claimant brought claims of direct disability discrimination, indirect disability discrimination, harassment related to disability, and discrimination arising from disability, all in relation to his HIV diagnosis. The tribunal found the claims of direct discrimination, harassment, and discrimination arising from disability to be well-founded, and made various recommendations as well as awarding the claimant compensation.
View JudgmentThe Governing Body of Dorothy Stringer School and Brighton and Hove City Council
2025
The claimant, Ms J White, was successful in her claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination arising from disability. The respondents must pay a total of £42,118.50 to the claimant.
View JudgmentFrequently asked questions
What is the average payout for disability discrimination?
In the published awarded cases in this dataset, the average disability discrimination payout is £19,825 and the median award is £10,985. This is based on 102 cases with visible compensation.
What is the highest disability discrimination award?
The highest published disability discrimination award in this dataset is £265,719. Large awards are unusual and can be driven by long periods of financial loss, injury to feelings or other case-specific factors.
What percentage of disability discrimination claims succeed?
In the matching published judgments, claimants succeeded in 24.0% of cases. That is based on 2,856 documented outcomes, not every claim issued or settled.