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UIN 63814

Means-tested Benefits: Veterans

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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30 June 2025

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8 July 2025 · Answer

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8 July 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of different approaches to the treatment of military compensation payments across welfare benefits means tests on claimants.

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  1. 30 June 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of different approaches to the treatment of military compensation payments across welfare benefits means tests on claimants.

    Source: Commons

  2. 8 July 2025

    Answer

    The receipt of War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards is already fully ignored when calculating eligibility for Universal Credit (UC). The first £10 per week of a War Pension or AFCS award is disregarded in: income-related Employm...

    Source: Written answer

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