Our social policies

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Poverty and HIV

People living with HIV are disproportionately affected by poverty for reasons both to do with poor health and social disadvantage.

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Benefits

How we're watching the drastic changes to benefits and safeguarding HIV positive people's rights.

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Stigma and discrimination

HIV is still a stigmatised illness and discrimination remains a concern to people living with HIV.

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Ageing

Treatment successes mean a lot of people are now facing problems associated with growing older with HIV.

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Prosecutions for HIV transmission

Some people have been prosecuted in the UK for reckless transmission of the HIV virus. Find out about our views and policy.