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Pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10637 on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, whether he plans to (a) extend the scheme and (b) offer an alternative scheme to veterans who served before May 1987.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 30 October 2024, to Question 10637.
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme available to all veterans.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 30 October 2024, to Question 10637.
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme to all veterans.
The Ministry of Defence runs two main active no-fault compensation schemes:Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)War Pension Scheme (WPS) The AFCS provides compensation for injury or illness caused or made worse by Service; or death caused by Service from 6 April 2005. Claims before 6 April 2005 are made under the WPS and provides compensation and supplementary allowances for disablement or death due to injury. There is a long-standing principle of not making retrospective changes to Government Pension Schemes. This principle ensures the long-term sustainability and affordability of these schemes. Both schemes have and are already open to all veterans where sickness or injury has arisen due to their Service. There are no plans to extend the scheme to all veterans whose injury or illness was not due to their Service, and which may have happened under other circumstances. The AFCS continues to be independently reviewed every five years to ensure it remains fit for purpose – a process known as the Quinquennial Review, led by an independent, external reviewer.