Means-tested Benefits: Veterans
Commons · Question 8476 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider exempting compensation awarded to veterans for service-related (a) illness and (b) injury from means testing for benefits.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 25 Jun 2026
War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards are already fully ignored when calculating eligibility for Universal Credit (UC).The first £10 of any War Pension payment or AFCS award made due to injury or disablement is disregarded in Pen...