To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans had received a veteran ID cards as of (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May, (f) 1 June, (g) 1 July, and (h) 1 August 2023.
Answered on
19 September 2023
Under Phase One, since 2018, Veterans ID cards have been issued to all Service leavers. The below table details the number of Veteran ID cards that have been issued as at the 1st of each month so far in 2023.
Month | Total |
January | 60,970 |
February | 62,092 |
March | 63,705 |
April | 65,143 |
May | 66,736 |
June | 68,246 |
July | 69,877 |
August | 71,320 |
The Government will begin phase 2 of the Veterans Card roll-out by the end of the year, which will extend the scheme to pre-December 2018 Veterans.
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Ministry of Defence
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