Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 22221
War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party — South Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment scheme; how many applicants have received payments; and what the (a) branch of service and (b) regiment of such recipients is.
Answer
Al CarnsThis Government recognises the unique commitment that Service families make to our country. We remain sympathetic to those widows and widowers who forfeited pensions under historic rules because they remarried or cohabited. The War Widow(er)s Recognition ...
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