Visual artists receive £4.6m royalties

The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) is set to distribute a share of £4.6m in royalties to 96,000 photographers, illustrators, and artists through its annual Payback scheme. 

The scheme pays visual artists and creators annual royalties when their artworks have been published in UK books, magazines, journals or on TV.

Since the scheme's inception in 1999, DACS has distributed more than £70m in payback royalties.

The organisation says to apply for payback, visual artists need to complete their annual claim form between January and April each year.

Those interested in claiming for the first time can register online to be notified when the scheme re-opens in January.