United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 16635
Social Security Benefits: Veterans
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27 November 2024
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5 December 2024 · Answer
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5 December 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of classifying military compensation as income in means tested benefits assessments on veterans; and if she will take steps to ensure that mil
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27 November 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of classifying military compensation as income in means tested benefits assessments on veterans; and if she will take steps to ensure that mil
Source: Commons
5 December 2024
Answer
The receipt of War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards is already fully ignored when calculating eligibility for Universal Credit. The first £10 per week of a War Pension or AFCS award is disregarded in: income-related Employment a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-27/16635
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1745184
- uk · wq-1745184 · source updated 5 December 2024