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<p>Universal Credit replaced a number of benefits and tax credits. Within Universal
Credit it was decided that War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Payments would
not be taken into account as income in calculating the award.</p><p> </p><p>Guaranteed
Income Payments, Service Attributable Pensions and service-attributable, non-taxable
Service Invalidity Pensions are also not taken into account in the Universal Credit
award.</p><p> </p><p>However, it has never been the intention that the rules around
the treatment of income, or any other rules, should be changed across the legacy and
other benefits to align them with Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Social care payments
are the responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care.</p>
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