| answer text |
<p><strong> </strong></p><p>The England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) was
established in 2017 to provide dedicated financial support to people infected by HIV
and/or hepatitis C through treatment with National Health Service-supplied blood or
blood products, and their affected families. This scheme is currently administered
by NHS Business Services Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced a £30 million
uplift to the financial support available to registered EIBSS beneficiaries on 30
April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The discretionary and non-discretionary payments made to
beneficiaries and are on an ex-gratia basis; any award of compensation will depend
on a determination of legal liability, to which the Infected Blood Inquiry’s determinations
and recommendations may be relevant.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with
counterpart schemes in the devolved administrations to look at the issue of parity
of support across the United Kingdom and are engaging in discussions on this issue.</p>
|
|
