War Disablement Pensioners: Majority Receive Less than £53 a week

The latest War Pensions Quarterly Statistics produced by Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA), Ministry of Defence, published today, provides statistics on recipients of War Pensions and new claims, awards and appeals made under the War Pension Scheme (WPS).

As at 30 June 2009:

• 155,185 War Disablement Pensioners (DPs) were receiving an ongoing pension. A decrease of 7,935 from the 163,120 in receipt at 30 June 2008.
• 32,290 War Widow(er)s (WWs) were receiving an ongoing pension. A decrease of 2,365 from the 34,655 receiving payments at 30 June 2008.
• 57% of DPs and 86% of WWs were aged 70 and over.
• The average weekly amount received by DPs, including pension and supplementary allowances was £75.17. The average weekly amount received by a DP at the 100% disablement rate was £319.15.
• 97,860 DPs, 63%, received pensions at the 30% or below rate. Even the highest average payment was £52.61 a week, considerably less than the £75.17 a week average.
• 5,155 DPs, less than 4%, received the 100% disablement rate.
• 15,780 DPs, a fraction more than 10%, received pensions at the 70% or above rate.
• The average weekly amount received by WWs was £216.14. The average weekly WWs pension was £114.69, with the remainder comprising supplementary allowances.

Pensions, allowances or other payments may be awarded under the WPS to eligible claimants where disablement or death occurs as a result of Service in HM Forces, prior to 6 April 2005.

Compensation claims for injury, illness, or death caused by Service on or after the 6 April 2005 are now processed under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). Summary statistics for the AFCS can be found in a separate quarterly report at www.dasa.mod.uk under “All Other Publications” and “Health/Medical Statistics”.

Data: Defence Analytical Services and Advice [PDF].

Note: Figures presented in this Statistical Notice are calculated from data stored on the Service Personnel and Veterans’ Agency’s War Pensions Computer System.

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