Survey results: May 2025

Understanding of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

Awareness of the compensation scheme is similar to the awareness of IBCA as a whole

More than three in five (62%) have heard of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, which is slightly more than have heard of IBCA (53%). However, very few (2%) know a lot about it and about a third (35%) have never heard of it.

Those who know more either about IBCA or the Infected Blood Scandal overall are more likely to know about the compensation scheme.

Fraud is a noticeable concern

People are concerned about people fraudulently applying for compensation regardless of their trust in IBCA; 52% of those who view IBCA as trustworthy express concern about this prospect, as do 58% of those who view it as untrustworthy.

Concerns around people fraudulently applying are particularly high amongst aged 65-74 (52%).

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

Awareness Level	Percentage
A lot	2%
A fair amount	9%
A little	26%
Heard about	25%
Never heard of	35%

This shows that only a small percentage of those surveys (11%) consider themselves to know a lot or a fair amount about the infected blood compensation scheme, while over half (62%) say that they have heard something about the scheme.

Before this survey, how much, if anything, did you know about who was eligible for compensation through the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme?

Awareness Level	Percentage
A lot	2%
A fair amount	8%
A little	21%
Heard about	28%
Never heard of	35%

These results closely mirror those of the previous question, with 9% feeling they know a lot or a fair amount about eligibility for the compensation scheme (compared to 11% for the scheme in general), and 59% saying they have heard about the eligibility criteria (compared to 62% for the scheme in general).

This may suggest that many of the respondents received their information both on the scheme and eligibility either from the same or a single source, or at the same time.

To what extent, if at all, are you concerned about each of the following?

	Those eligible being victims of fraud	People applying who are not eligible for it
Very	14%	13%
Fairly	31%	27%
Not very	20%	24%
Not at all	7%	10%
Don't know / prefer not to say	28%	26%
Overall concerned	46%	40%
Overall not concerned	27%	34%