Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 54623
Veterans: LGBT+ People
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department had (a) received and (b) paid for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme on 29 May 2025; and what steps he is taking to decrease the time taken to make those payments.
Answer
Al CarnsThe LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme launched in December 2024, and as of 2 June 2025, the Scheme had received 1,054 applications, and 39 applicants had received their payment. The first payments were made within 16 weeks of the Scheme opening and paymen...
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