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<p>As at 31 March 2020 there were 3,558 UK Armed Forces veterans in receipt of a War
Disablement Pension under the War Pension Scheme and 65 UK Armed Forces veterans in
receipt of a tax-free monthly Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation
Scheme (AFCS) residing in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>AFCS tax-free lump sum awards
are paid to Service personnel and veterans as compensation for pain and suffering
for an injury or illness that is predominantly caused or made worse by Service. Location
data is not routinely updated following payment of a lump sum award. Where a lump
sum award has been made at tariff levels 1-11 (reflecting a more serious injury/illness),
the claimant will also be awarded a tax-free index-linked income stream known as a
Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP).</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March 2020 there were 654
UK Armed Forces veterans in receipt of the War Pension Mobility Supplement under the
War Pension Scheme residing in Northern Ireland.</p>
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