United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1802
Means-tested Benefits: Armed Forces
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25 July 2024
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2 August 2024 · Answer
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Defence
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2 August 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of not including military compensation as an income on means-tested benefit applications.
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25 July 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of not including military compensation as an income on means-tested benefit applications.
Source: Commons
2 August 2024
Answer
There are already special rules in place for how War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards interact with State Pensions and benefits. These payments are already fully ignored in the State Pension and in Universal Credit.The first £10...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-25/1802
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1723571
- uk · wq-1723571 · source updated 2 August 2024