The Government has announced 
that it will be closing the Services' Pension Appeal Tribunals (PAT) which hear appeals from former service personnel who have been denied a war pension by the Ministry of Defence. Such appeals in future will be heard by a new "Social Entitlement Chamber" and will be lumped together with appeals from people claiming social security benefits and child benefit. Harcourt Concannon, the president of the PAT said: "The effect of the proposals would be seriously damaging to appellants, their representatives and to the Ministry of Defence. The overall impact of the proposals to war pension appellants is therefore likely to be serious and detrimental. There are implications for the weakening of the Military Covenant."
that it will be closing the Services' Pension Appeal Tribunals (PAT) which hear appeals from former service personnel who have been denied a war pension by the Ministry of Defence. Such appeals in future will be heard by a new "Social Entitlement Chamber" and will be lumped together with appeals from people claiming social security benefits and child benefit. Harcourt Concannon, the president of the PAT said: "The effect of the proposals would be seriously damaging to appellants, their representatives and to the Ministry of Defence. The overall impact of the proposals to war pension appellants is therefore likely to be serious and detrimental. There are implications for the weakening of the Military Covenant."This is another blatant example of Hash Brown's and nuLabour's hostility to the Armed Forces.
Link> The Telegraph: Tribunal closure 'will deny veterans' pensions'
Link> Social Security & Child Support and War Pensions Tribunals
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