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Injured
at War or in the
Also on this page notes on:
Armed Forces
Injured by Crime
The War Pensions Agency looks after War Pensions. The War Pensioners’ Welfare Service helps and advises war pensioners on pension matters or on any other problems. You can get the address of your nearest office from a social security office, or from FB31-Caring for someone?. For the phone number look in the business section of the phone book under War Pensions Agency.
War Pensions
You do not have to have been a member of HM Armed
Forces or to have served during wartime to get a War Pension. You may
be able to get a War Pension if you were injured or disabled as a result
of:
service as a member of HM Armed Forces
or service in the 1939-45 war as a member of the of the Polish Forces under British Command, or service in the Polish Resettlement Forces
or enemy action as a civilian or Civil Defence Volunteer during the 1939-45 war
or conditions during a war or detention by the enemy and you were a merchant seaman, a member of the Auxiliary Services or a Coastguard
You cannot get a war pension for disablement for a period of service which has not ended. How much you get depends on how disabled you are.
In addition to a War Pension, supplements or allowances may be payable.
For example, you may get
Allowance for Lowered Standard of Occupation: If the disability for which you get a War Pension means that you will never be able to earn as much as you could have earned in the job you were in before your service.
Unemployability Supplement: If the Disability for which you get a War Pension means that you are unable to work. Even if you do a little light work you may still be treated as being unable to work. You may also get extra allowances for your family.
Constant Attendance Allowance: if You get a War Pension at the 80 per cent rate and you need a lot of personal care because of the disability for which you get a War Pension.
Mobility Supplement: If because of your disabilities you either cannot walk or have serious difficulty in walking, or you are both deaf and blind and need assistance out of doors. Blindness alone does not mean that you will get the allowance: there would have to be an extra disability that affected your mobility.
The rules for claiming these supplements or allowances
are complicated, but there is information to help you to decide if you
should apply.
More information
Get WPA leaflet 1-Notes about War Disablement and War Widows Pensions and WPA leaflet 9-Rates of War Pensions and Allowances.
They can be ordered from:
The War Pensions Agency Distribution Unit,
Room 403A, Norcross, Blackpool FY5 3WP
You can also phone the Helpline: 01253 858 858
War Widows Pension
You may be able to get a War Widow’s Pension if your husband died as a result of:
Service in the Armed forces between 1914 and 1921 or after 2 September 1939
or a 1939-45 war injury as a member of the Merchant Navy
or a 1939-45 war injury as a Civil Defence Volunteer
or a 1939-45 war injury as a civilian
More information
Get WPA Leaflet 1– Notes about War Disablement and War Widow’s Pensions.
They can be ordered from:
The War Pensions Agency Distribution Unit,
Room 403A, Norcross, Blackpool FY5 3WP
You can also phone the Helpline: 01253 858 858
How to claim a War Pension or War Widow’s Pension
If you need advice or wish to claim, contact the above
address.
If you are injured as a result of a crime of violence you can clam Criminal Injuries Compensation. For your application to be considered, you must have been physically/ or mentally injured as a result of a crime of violence and injured seriously enough to qualify for at least a minimum of £1000. You may also qualify if you are a dependant or relative of a victim of a crime of violence who has since died.
The amount of award depends on the severity of the injuries sustained.
More information
For more information or an application form contact the:
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Tay House
300 Bath Street
Glasgow G2 4JR
Tel: 0141 331 2726
