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Armed Forces: Pensions

Volume 460: debated on Monday 21 May 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pension payments due for payment in April 2007 were (a) made and (b) not made by Joint Personnel Administration. (136154)

[holding answer 9 May 2007]: 357,505 pension payments were made in April 2007.

1,274 were new pension awards made, using data from the Compensation and Pension system that interfaces with the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system, in order to obtain data required for pension calculation and payment.

Ongoing pension payments do not involve the JPA system.

62 cases remain outstanding because information and/or application forms are awaited from units or individuals, in order for their pension entitlements to be calculated and paid. Wherever it is possible the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency assist and hasten units and individuals to ensure the necessary information is supplied in order to make payment.