PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
War Widow(er)s: Pensions (18 July 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people received a war widows pension in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
Asked by:
Peter Dowd (Labour)
Asked by:
Peter Dowd (Labour)
Answer
The numbers of people in receipt of a War Widow(er)s pension in the years requested are provided below.
31 March 2014 | 22,446 |
31 March 2015 | 20,533 |
31 March 2016 | 18,950 |
31 March 2017 | 17,311 |
Answered by:
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
26 July 2017
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