Debate contribution: Support for Veterans and their Families
Debate contribution by Mr Gareth Wilson on .
- MLA
- Mr Gareth Wilson
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 22 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Ministerial Statement
- Heading
- Support for Veterans and their Families
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5739218
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Minister, I welcome your comments about how veterans feel that they have to evaluate their personal security when making contact with the various benefits processes. I get that, because, only last week, I worked with a veteran who had redacted a lot of the information that he had sent through. I appreciate your commentary on that. I assist genuine people in dealing with your Department's welfare and benefits processes, so I want to know this: what is the impact on somebody's existing benefits entitlement, should they receive a payment from the armed forces compensation scheme?
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