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UIN 3376

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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20 May 2026

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2 June 2026 · Answer

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Defence

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2 June 2026

Defence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any additional operational capacity has been introduced to address backlogs in War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims following the IT transition.

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  1. 20 May 2026

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any additional operational capacity has been introduced to address backlogs in War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims following the IT transition.

    Source: Commons

  2. 2 June 2026

    Answer

    The War Pension Scheme (WPS) IT system moved to Compendia Touch (CT) in September 2024. Following digitisation in November 2022, claim volumes rose sharply, creating a backlog as processing slowed. A WPS taskforce, formed in Spring 2025 and bolstered by 1...

    Source: Written answer

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