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Written Question
War Pensions
Monday 16th December 2024

Asked by: Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat - Mid Dorset and North Poole)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the monthly payment of war pensions.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

The War Pension Scheme (WPS) compensates for any injury, illness or death which was caused by service before 6 April 2005. There are two main types of WPS awards depending on the level of disablement:

  1. A gratuity is a tax free lump sum payment for disablement less than 20%
  2. A war disablement pension is an ongoing tax free payment paid weekly or monthly for disablement more than 20%

Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/war-pension-scheme-wps