Defence written question – answered at on 11 February 2013.
Andy McDonald
Labour, Middlesbrough
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence
(1) what the total amount of compensation paid out under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme was in each year since 2005-06 to date;
(2) how many Armed Forces Compensation Scheme applications were approved in each year since 2005-06 to date;
(3) how many Armed Forces Compensation Scheme applications have been made in each year since 2005-06 to date.
Mark Francois
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
The number of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) applications made and awarded in each financial year since 2005-06 is shown in the following table. This also provides the total amount of compensation paid under the scheme for the same period. The data include claims made by serving or former service personnel and surviving dependants.
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
| Number of claims | 365 | 1,660 | 3,540 | 5,125 | 6,180 | 7,335 | 8,815 | 4,215 |
| Total amount paid (£ million) | 1.274 | 6.158 | 13.067 | 33.490 | 34.183 | 59.515 | 141.477 | 51.400 |
| Number of claims awarded | 85 | 615 | 1,320 | 2,060 | 2,930 | 3,940 | 3,970 | 1,565 |
| Notes: 1. Includes data up to 30 September 2012. 2. The total cost figures for FY 2012-13 include payments up to 31 December 2012. 3. Figures provided for claims made and awarded in FY 2010-11 to FY 2012-13 are provisional. Some claims do not yet have an outcome, and may become spanning cases subsequently i.e. any injuries/illnesses that have occurred before 6 April 2005 are considered under the War Pension Scheme. 4. The large increase in payments during FY 2011-12 is due to additional payments made as a result of implementing the recommendations of Lord Boyce’s review into the AFCS. 5. Figures have been rounded where appropriate. | ||||||||
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