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 Timms
The 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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