Key Facts

• Around 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV or hepatitis B and C due to contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s.
• The government plans to compensate victims, but only 106 full compensation awards have been given out nearly a year after a critical report was published.
• The UK government allocated £11.8 billion for compensation, but only approximately £97 million has been paid so far.
• Survivors and families have received smaller interim payments over the past three years.
• A public inquiry revealed that the disaster might have been avoided if different decisions were made at the time.
• People have criticized the process, saying it feels like waiting for a lottery ticket due to slow payments.
• The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) was established to pay victims, but progress is slow.
• If victims die before getting compensation, their claims can pass to family, but if relatives die too, those claims cannot be passed on.