questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will remove the requirement to set up a personal injury trust, placed on awards from Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for the purposes of Universal Credit, if claimants with such awards are to benefit from the capital disregard beyond one year.
answerText: Lump sum compensation payments under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme are treated as personal injury capital and are disregarded for 12 months, reflecting longstanding rules across means-tested benefits and allowing time to protect funds intended to m...
heading: Universal Credit: Armed Forces