Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 1802

Means-tested Benefits: Armed Forces

Tabled: 25 July 2024

Answered: 2 August 2024

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of not including military compensation as an income on means-tested benefit applications.

Answer

Andrew Western

There are already special rules in place for how War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards interact with State Pensions and benefits. These payments are already fully ignored in the State Pension and in Universal Credit.The first £10...

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