The UK government has announced an additional £1 billion in compensation for those affected by the infected blood scandal, in which more than 30,000 people received HIV- or hepatitis-contaminated blood products before 1996, killing over 3,000. Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds confirmed expanded payouts following a public consultation, including raising awards for former pupils of Treloar's college (a specialist Hampshire school for haemophiliacs where students were used in experimental drug trials without their knowledge) from £25,000 to £60,000. As of early April, over £2.6 billion in offers had already been made to more than 3,000 claimants, though some survivors and families say the scheme still falls short of adequately addressing their suffering.