End new HIV cases in England by 2030
“I’m determined that this generation will be the one that ends new cases of HIV within England by 2030.”
- In plan
Where it stands
The government published the HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030, on 1 December 2025, backed by £170 million, to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030; on the same day the Prime Minister said he had promised it. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) gives the aim as no more than 532 new diagnoses in 2030, a 90% fall from 2010. Its provisional figures from clinics that reported throughout show new diagnoses falling from 2,922 in 2024 to 2,542 in 2025. The deadline is taken as the end of 2030; the card moves to Delivering when an official source shows the plan's new programmes running.
What has happened
- Nov 2024The Prime Minister pledges to end new HIV cases in England by 2030, ahead of World AIDS Day, Promised
- Dec 2025The government publishes the HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030, backed by £170 million, In plan evidence
- Dec 2030New HIV cases in England due to end (editorial date, end of 2030), Deadline
About the cost
No total was given with the promise; the release confirmed £27 million for opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments. The HIV Action Plan of 1 December 2025 is backed by £170 million (Department of Health and Social Care), with no yearly split given.
More detail
Sources (5)
- Prime Minister's Office: “I am determined this generation will be the one that ends new cases of HIV within England by 2030” (29 Nov 2024)
- Department of Health and Social Care: Trailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment (1 Dec 2025)
- Department of Health and Social Care: HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030 (1 Dec 2025)
- UKHSA: New HIV report shows progress but inequalities persist in access to testing, PrEP and early diagnosis (14 May 2026)
- UKHSA: Report on new HIV diagnoses in England, provisional data, 2025 (21 May 2026)
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