Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

(asked on 29th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18825 on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Appeals, how much his Department has spent on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Leo Docherty Portrait
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
This question was answered on 4th July 2022

The expenditure under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) by financial year between 2010-11 and 2021-22 is presented below.

AFCS Expenditure1, by financial year

1 April 2010 to 31 March 2022

Financial Year

Total Compensation Payable (£'000,000)

2010-11

59.5

2011-12

141.5

2012-13

68.3

2013-14

90.6

2014-15

72.9

2015-16

80.7

2016-17

80.6

2017-18

87.8

2018-19

89.8

2019-20

90

2020-21

84.3

2021-22

104

Source: Veterans UK Finance Team 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000. Therefore totals and sub-totals may not equal the sum of their parts. 2. 2021-22 accounts pending audit and may change in the future.

The information in this response is presented by financial year, up to 31 March 2022, in line with the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) National Statistics publication available on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202122

Please note, financial information is presented as accrued expenditure. Expected expenditure is recorded when a claim is submitted and then later revised if this claim is withdrawn or rejected. Expenditure figures may therefore differ to the amount of actual monies paid out in a given time period, as they may include pending cases that are due to be paid but have not yet been paid or pending claims that go on to be rejected at a later date.

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