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Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

Commons · Question 2911 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current (a) average and (b) maximum waiting times are for the processing of War Pension Service and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 1 Jun 2026

The (a) average and (b) maximum waiting times for the processing of War Pension Service and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims as at 15 May 2026 can be found below. Clearance times relate to the number of working days between the Ministry of Defence ...