Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 84005

Means-tested Benefits: Veterans

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether veterans have their military compensation disregarded when means testing income for benefits.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The honourable member has previously raised this broad issue and I refer her to the answer given on 8 July 63814