In 1946-1947, the first year of its operation, the Bureau paid compensation totalling £11,500.

In 2006 the MIB Levy was £360M

In 2004 compensation was paid totalling £267.2m.

Total Gross Compensation Payments in 2006 totalled £356.0M

The administration cost to the Bureau for 2004 was £11m.

The administration cost of running the MIB (including MIIC) in 2006 was £19.0M

Total compensation paid since 1946 amounts to more than £2 billion.