Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60923
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Means-tested Benefits
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025
Question
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will be categorised as income for means-tested benefits.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe receipt of War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards is already fully ignored when calculating eligibility for Universal Credit.The first £10 per week of a War Pension or AFCS award is disregarded in: income-related Employment an...
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