Survey results: May 2025

Awareness of IBCA and understanding of its role

Awareness of IBCA is lower than the Infected Blood Scandal itself

Slightly over half of the respondents (53%) have heard of IBCA, compared to almost four in five (79%) who have heard of the Infected Blood Scandal. Very few respondents have detailed knowledge of IBCA with only 10% knowing a lot/a fair amount about IBCA.

Before this survey, how much, if anything, did you know about the Infected Blood Compensation Authority?

A lot	2%
A fair amount	8%
A little	21%
Heard about	22%
Never heard of	44%

While only 10% say that they know a lot or a fair amount about IBCA, over half (53%) have heard of IBCA in some capacity.

How well, if at all, would you say you understand the role of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority in providing compensation for those impacted by the Infected Blood Scandal?

Very well	4%
Fairly well	30%
Not very well	48%
Not at all well	14%
Don't know / prefer not to say	5%

Three in five respondents (62%) don't understand IBCA's role well, while only a third (34%) say they understand the role well, which includes 4% who say they understand it very well.