§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total cost of(a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit in (i) the London Borough of Enfield and (ii) Greater London was in each of the last 10 years. [73538]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
When the Pensions Appeal Tribunal (PAT) decides that disablement is attributable to, or aggravated by, service the Secretary of State for Defence assesses the degree of disablement and decides from which date any payment of pension should be paid in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983. There is a right of appeal against the decision on the level of assessment of disablement and since 9 April 2001 a right of appeal against the decision on the commencement date of the pension.
If an appeal is successful the pension will normally be paid from the date of the claim or date of the application for review, whichever led to the appeal.