Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 37346

War Pensions

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Kanishka Narayan

LabourVale of Glamorgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the review process for war pension application; and whether any changes to internal procedures or decision-making frameworks are being considered to reduce waitin

Answer

Al Carns
Work is underway to tackle the backlog war pension applications pending action, of which has increased in the last few months. The department continually review and evaluate its processes to look for ways to improve and minimise claim processing times. Th...

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