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War Pensions

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.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
16 Dec 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    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: A gratuity is a tax free lump sum payment for disablem...

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