Question reference: S6W-04370
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 18 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 1 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to applications to Social Security Scotland for means-tested devolved benefits, whether military compensation is exempt from being categorised as income, and if this is not the case, under what circumstances could military compensation be categorised as income.
Answer
The Scottish Government do not provide any directly means tested benefits and therefore have not taken any decisions as to whether military compensation would be categorised as income or not.
Determination of what is considered income when assessing reserved qualifying benefit entitlements is a responsibility of the UK Government.