Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the War Disablement Pension is disregarded in its entirety when calculating entitlement to social security benefits.

In the calculation of Universal Credit, War Disablement Pension is disregarded in its entirety.

In the calculation of the legacy income-related benefits administered by the Department which Universal Credit is replacing (Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income-related Employment & Support Allowance), there is a weekly disregard of £10.

A similar £10 weekly disregard also applies in State Pension Credit. With regards to Housing Benefit, regulations permit local authorities to disregard beyond the standard disregard amount of £10 a week, the whole or part of the War Disablement Pension.