Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3854
Pension Credit: Armed Forces
Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024
Named DayQuestion
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to review the inclusion of military compensation as income in the means test for Pension Credit.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsThere are no plans to change the way in which military compensation such as War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards affect Pension Credit. When calculating a Pension Credit award, the first £10 of any War Pension payments or AFCS a...
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