Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 94068
Universal Credit: Veterans
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 28 November 2025
Question
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative — Spelthorne
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an armed forces pension is treated as unearned income for the purpose of calculating Universal Credit.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsRegular, unearned income payments that are paid to meet living costs cause reductions in the customer’s Universal Credit entitlement pound for pound. This includes occupational pensions such as Armed Forces Pensions. War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensa...
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