Understanding of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Awareness of the compensation scheme has remained consistent since April 2025. More than three in five (61%) have heard of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, which is marginally more than have heard of IBCA (54%). However, very few (2%) know a lot about it and about a third (37%) have never heard of it.
| December 2025 | August 2026 | |
| A lot | 2% | 2% |
| A fair amount | 10% | 7% |
| A little | 26% | 26% |
| Heard about | 23% | 26% |
| Never heard of | 35% | 37% |
| % Net: Heard of | 61% | 61% |
| December 2025 | August 2026 | |
| A lot | 2% | 1% |
| A fair amount | 9% | 7% |
| A little | 22% | 20% |
| Heard about | 27% | 30% |
| Never heard of | 34% | 36% |
| % Net: Heard of | 59% | 58% |
| Those eligible being victims of fraud | People who are not eligible applying for it | |
| Very | 13% | 12% |
| Fairly | 31% | 28% |
| Not very | 21% | 25% |
| Not at all | 6% | 10% |
| Don’t know / prefer not to say | 28% | 26% |
| % Net: Concerned | 45% | 39% |
| % Net: Not concerned | 28% | 35% |
People are concerned about people fraudulently applying for compensation regardless of their trust in IBCA; 49% of those who view IBCA as trustworthy express concern about this.
Concerns around eligible people being victims of fraud are particularly high amongst those from ethnic minorities (49%) and those aged between 55-64.