Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60925
Armed Forces Independence Payment: Universal Credit
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 veterans receiving Armed Forces Independence Payment will still qualify for the health element of Universal Credit under the new system.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Green Paper, “Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working” announced that we would be scrapping the Work Capability Assessment and moving to a single assessment for financial support related to health and disability benefit...
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