Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 192456

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

Tabled: 4 July 2023

Answered: 10 July 2023

Named Day

Question

Rachel Hopkins

Labour — Luton South and South Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of compensation from the (a) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (b) War Pension Scheme have had their payments considered as income in welfare benefit means tests in (i) 2019, (ii)

Answer

War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Payments are not taken into account in Universal Credit. Guaranteed Income Payments, Service Attributable Pensions and service-attributable, non-taxable Service Invalidity Pensions are also not taken into account...

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