Gurkhas: Universal Credit
(asked on 6th July 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on how many former Gurkhas living in the UK are in receipt of universal credit.
This question was answered on 12th July 2021
Neither the MOD nor the Home Office keep records on the location of Gurkha veterans.
The Department for Work and Pensions, who are responsible for the payment of Universal Credit, do not keep records on whether claimants are Gurkha veterans.