United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 46000
Means-tested Benefits: Armed Forces
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17 April 2025
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28 April 2025 · Answer
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Defence
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28 April 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3854 on Pension Credit: Armed Forces, if she will review the treatment of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments in means-tested welfare benefit
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17 April 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3854 on Pension Credit: Armed Forces, if she will review the treatment of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments in means-tested welfare benefit
Source: Commons
28 April 2025
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/2025-04-17/46000
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1794717
- uk · wq-1794717 · source updated 28 April 2025