Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 32705
Veterans: Pension Credit
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Question
Mike Martin
Liberal Democrat — Tunbridge Wells
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting military compensation as income to ensure that veterans can still qualify for Pension Credit.
Answer
Torsten BellI refer the honourable member to the answer given on 18 November 2024 to question UIN 14156. The first £10 of any War Pension payment or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) award made due to injury or disablement is disregarded in Pension Credit. Inco...
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