A Bill to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the potential merits of disregarding compensation received under the War Pension Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for the purpose of calculating entitlement to Pension Credit and to other means-tested benefits for which such payments are not disregarded in full; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on whether payments from the War Pension Scheme and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme should be disregarded when calculating eligibility for Pension Credit and other means-tested benefits. It asks Parliament to consider the merits of treating these compensation payments as fully (or partly) ignored in benefit calculations, which could affect veterans and their families. The Bill does not change the law itself; it only seeks a government report to inform potential policy changes.
The Bill is at its first stage in the House of Commons. It has yet to receive further readings or move to committee scrutiny to progress.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 2026.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Wednesday 28 January 2026.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.