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You can make a complaint about any aspect of the service you’ve received when making your War Pension or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claim.
Information and guidance on how to apply for a review of a War Pension assessment.
Service personnel often live and work all over the UK, moving regularly from posting to posting, so when they leave the armed forces, they may well find themselves hundreds of miles from family and friends.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Residential and nursing care to former members of the Polish Forces under British command in World War 2, and their spouses.
We provide free support for veterans and their families, including a helpline, Veterans Services, Defence Transition Services and injury/bereavement compensation scheme payments.
War pension scheme payments increase from April 2025. The new rates are in the attached document.
A new online form is now available, making it easier and quicker to refer to Veterans Services.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Information and guidance on how to claim for further conditions when you have a War Disablement Pension.
Bereavement compensation information for when a service person's or veteran's death is predominantly caused by His Majesty's Armed Forces service on or after 6 April 2005.
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