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Social Security Benefits: Veterans

Asked by Navendu MishraLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 23 October 2025UIN 82730

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a centralised policy on the treatment of veterans’ compensation when assessing eligibility for welfare benefits.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

I refer the honourable member to the answer given on 8 July 63814

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