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Veterans Advisory & Pensions Committees (VA&PCs)
Veterans Advisory & Pensions Committees (VA&PCs) formerly known as War Pensions Committees have existed since the 1920s, supporting war pensioners and war widow(ers), hearing their complaints on war pension issues and making recommendations to the government and its agencies. We were established in the wake of the First World War, to assist the Ministry of Pensions. Members undertook the adjudication and administration of grants to disabled ex-Servicemen, the organisation of care for widows and neglected children. Along with the monitoring of the Ministry of Pensions administration of the War Disablement Pension Scheme.
There are now 13 VA&PCs throughout the United Kingdom, with separate committees in the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland. Members of the VA&PCs are appointed by the Secretary of State and form a statutory body independent of the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) and the MOD.
Many of our members are ex-Servicemen and women. In the Republic of Ireland, the Secretary of State appoints six members and the remainder are from within the ex-Service charity organisations, many having served in the Armed Forces.
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