United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 12993
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
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24 June 2026
Last action
1 July 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Defence
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1 July 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of treating Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments as income for means-tested benefit assessments.
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24 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of treating Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments as income for means-tested benefit assessments.
Source: Commons
1 July 2026
Answer
Lump sum compensation from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme is not treated as income, rather as capital which Universal Credit disregards for 12 months and may be disregarded indefinitely when it is held in a trust or used to purchase an annuity. The ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-24/12993
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1919902
- uk · wq-1919902 · source updated 1 July 2026