Armed Forces: Personal Independence Payment
Commons · Question 45883 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Kate Osborne
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the criteria for Armed Forces Independence Payments to include veterans with service-related mental health conditions who may be impacted by chan
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 28 Apr 2025
Veterans with service-related mental health conditions may, depending on the severity of their condition, already be eligible for Armed Forces Independence Payments. Officials in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Ministry of Defence continue ...