Veterans: Compensation
Commons · Question 46578 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) support and (b) compensation for veterans who left the Armed Forces before 1987 and have since developed health conditions linked to their service.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 29 Apr 2025
The War Pension Scheme (WPS) provides no-fault compensation for all ex-service personnel where illness, injury or death is caused by Service before 6 April 2005. Compensation is paid for injuries or illnesses that arise as a result of Service or are made ...