Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 32705

Veterans: Pension Credit

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Mike Martin

Liberal DemocratTunbridge 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 Bell
I 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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