Written questions

Victims' Payments Scheme

Commons · Question 100839 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans living in Northern Ireland who are eligible for but have not yet applied to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 5 Jan 2026

The Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme was established by the Victims Payments Regulations Act 2020 and is run by the independent Victims Payment Board, administered by on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive. Further information is availab...