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War Pensions: Disability

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Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 22501, tabled on 21 June 2022

Question

Stephanie Peacock
Labour
Barnsley East
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is (a) taking steps and (b) plans to take steps to make it easier for people to apply for a War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement.

Answer

Leo Docherty
Conservative
Aldershot
Commons

Answered on

27 June 2022

Any veteran wishing to apply for the War Pension Mobility Supplement (WPMS) can do so via the following link available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/war-pension-scheme-mobility-supplement-wpms

The Transformation Programme to digitise existing paper-based processes and create a single customer portal for Veterans is underway. An online Armed Forces Compensation and War Pension Scheme application service has been developed and is currently being tested in a beta phase.

The circa £40 million Transformation Programme will expand the on-line claim service to other types of claims under the Compensation Schemes.

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Ministry of Defence
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