PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(5 January 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications (a) submitted and (b) denied for the War Pension were overturned on appeal.
Asked by:
Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
During the Financial Year 2024-25, 7,867 War pension disablement claims were registered.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, 3,510 first or second claims were cleared. Of these, 320 claims were unsuccessful.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, 125 disablement claims initially unsuccessful/rejected were cleared at Tribunal. Of these 40 were allowed (overturned).
All data is reported in the War Pensions Scheme Accredited Official Statistic and can be found at the following link.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/war-pensions-scheme-statistics-2025
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