Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bill Michie (Labour), on Thursday, 24 October 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 69 members in total.

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WAR PENSIONS: HOUSING BENEFITS

That this House is mindful of the debt which is owed to all who served the United Kingdom in past wars and recognises the value of war and war disability pensions; notes that the first ??10 of such pensions is disregarded in calculations of housing and council tax benefit, but that the rest of any pension is counted as income and therefore reduces benefit available unless individual local authorities choose to allow a further disregard for which no Government subsidy is payable; and therefore expresses its belief that, as war pensions are a national payment for services rendered to the nation, the Government should amend the appropriate regulations so that the income from those pensions is disregarded for benefit purposes in total and that as a result the ensuing costs should fall on the national Exchequer.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

59 

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Housing benefit Veterans

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk