Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current (a) average and (b) maximum waiting times are for the processing of War Pension Service and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones
The (a) average and (b) maximum waiting times for the processing of War Pension Service and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims as at 15 May 2026 can be found below.
Clearance times relate to the number of working days between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) receiving the claim and the date the decision was notified.
WPS all claim types (inc. appeals) median | WPS all claim types (inc. appeals) Maximum (working days) |
251 | 1,102 |
AFCS all claim types (inc. appeals) Mean (average working days) | AFCS all claim types (inc. appeals) Maximum (working days) |
128 | 1,693 |
Median data has been provided for this answer in keeping with Accredited Official Statistic Reports methodology.
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