United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 60923
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Means-tested Benefits
Introduced
18 June 2025
Last action
26 June 2025 · Answer
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Answered
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Defence
Source updated
26 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will be categorised as income for means-tested benefits.
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18 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will be categorised as income for means-tested benefits.
Source: Commons
26 June 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 an...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-18/60923
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1814077
- uk · wq-1814077 · source updated 26 June 2025