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<p>The combined effects of the implementation of the Boyce Review on the Armed Forces
Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the increase in the number of applications for War
Disablement Pension, as a result of more people with pre-April 2005 Service reaching
the end of their engagement, led to delays in processing prospective claims for these
schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Actions were therefore put in place which had the effect of
reducing the on-hand cases in the AFCS by half and the programme has returned to target.
In War Disablement Pension the on-hand cases have fallen by 35% and waiting times
have reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The average length of time taken to process War Pension
and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims since 2010 can be found below:</p><p>
</p><p>WAR PENSIONS SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 39 working days</p><p>2011-12 -
51 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 82 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 110 working days</p><p>2014-15
(as at 21 October 2014) - 103 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION
SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 93 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 125 working days</p><p>2012-13
- 164 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 109 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October
2014) - 89 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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