Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for Veterans UK was in each year between 2010 and 2021.
Veterans UK is the public facing name given to Veterans Services provided by Defence Business Services (DBS), an enabling organisation of the Ministry of Defence since 2014 and does not exist as an independent entity.
The annual Budget allocated to the administration of Veterans services for each financial year is detailed in the below table. This includes the administration of Compensation Claims, Welfare Services, Pensions, some support to serving personnel and the running of Ilford Park Polish Home, but excludes the Veterans UK helpline which is included in other DBS budgets and not separately held. Data prior to 2015 is not held.
Financial Year | Total DEL (£million) |
2021-22 | 17.620 |
2022-21 | 19.795 |
2019-20 | 17.220 |
2018-19 | 16.644 |
2017-18 | 15.607 |
2016-17 | 16.095 |
2015-16 | 19.052 |
2014-15 | 18.964 |
1. Control Total is as at the end of the Financial Year
2. Control Total is Near Cash (now known as Total DEL)
3. FY 2021-22's control total is as at AP09