Veterans UK

(asked on 17th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount of compensation paid by Veterans UK was in each year between 2010 and 2021.


Answered by
Leo Docherty Portrait
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
This question was answered on 24th January 2022

The below tables provide a summary of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)and War Pension Scheme (WPS) Expenditure by financial year.

Financial Year

AFCS Total Compensation Payable (£million)

WPS Total Compensation Payable (£million)

2009-10

34.2

979.6

2010-11

59.5

935.1

2011-12

141.5

915.7

2012-13

68.3

907.8

2013-14

90.6

859.0

2014-15

72.9

837.6

2015-16

80.7

794.8

2016-17

80.6

764.8

2017-18

87.8

723.2

2018-19

89.8

697.3

2019-20

90.0

680.3

2020-21p

84.3

652.4

  1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000.
  2. WPS Includes gratuity payments and those who opted to take the mesothelioma lump sum payment.
  3. p = 2020/21 accounts pending audit and may change in the future.

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