Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the clearance time for War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims in each month since May 2022.
The below table details the average clearance time for first claims under the War Pension Scheme and initial injury or illness claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for each calendar month between May and December 2022 (latest data available).
Table 1: Average (mean) clearance times and number of claims for first disablement claims1 cleared under the War Pension Scheme and Injury/Illness claims2 cleared under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, in working days, by calendar month3
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| May 2022 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 |
War Pension Scheme | Number of claims4 | 130 | 185 | 105 | 180 | 130 | 125 | 190 | 145 |
Mean clearance time | 135 | 161 | 158 | 165 | 161 | 181 | 163 | 152 | |
Armed Forces | Number of claims4 | 470 | 460 | 395 | 420 | 405 | 630 | 575 | 445 |
Mean clearance time | 79 | 86 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 95 | 109 | 97 |
1 May 2022 – 31 December 2022
Source: War Pension Computer System (WPCS) and Compensation and Pension System (CAPS)