Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 17657

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Means-tested Benefits

Tabled: 9 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

David Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments as income for means-tested benefit assessments.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1st July 2026 to Question UIN 12993.