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War Pensions Scheme statistics: index

Statistics on the recipients of war pensions, new claims, awards and appeals made under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS).

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 6 March 2014
• Last updated: 25 March 2025 — See all updates

For the production of the 2025 War Pensions Scheme Statistics there have been a number of methodology changes following the implementation of a new data system. This means that comparison to previous years will not be possible, affecting all tables. Further details will be published in the Background Quality Report.

Upcoming release dates for this publication are available here.

Related information

• Statistics at MOD
• MOD statistics pre-release access list
• MOD National and Official Statistics by topic

Editions

• War Pensions Scheme Statistics: 2024
  • 18 July 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme Statistics: 2023
  • 6 July 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme Statistics: 2022
  • 30 June 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2021
  • 24 June 2021
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2020
  • 27 August 2020
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2019
  • 27 June 2019
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2018
  • 28 June 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2017
  • 14 February 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2016
  • 2 June 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2015
  • 14 February 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2014
  • 9 February 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2013
  • 6 June 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2012
  • 7 June 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2011
  • 9 June 2011
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2010
  • 9 December 2010
  • Accredited official statistics
• War Pensions Scheme statistics: background quality report
  • 18 July 2024
  • Accredited official statistics

Published 6 March 2014

Last updated 25 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 25 March 2025

   Added notice on methodology changes in the 2025 War Pensions Scheme Statistics.

2. 18 July 2024

   Added 'War Pensions Scheme Statistics: 2024'.

3. 6 July 2023

   Added 'War Pensions Scheme Statistics: 2023'.

4. 30 June 2022

   Added: 'War Pensions Scheme Statistics: 2022'.

5. 24 June 2021

   Addition of: War Pensions Scheme statistics for 2021.

6. 27 August 2020

   Addition of, War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2020.

7. 27 June 2019

   Added the War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2019.

8. 28 June 2018

   Added War Pensions scheme statistics: 2018.

9. 22 June 2017

   Updated to add 2017 statistics.

10. 2 June 2016

    Added War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2016

11. 10 June 2015

    Included a sentence with link for upcoming release dates.

12. 4 June 2015

    Added War Pensions Scheme statistics: 2015.

13. 5 June 2014

    Added War Pensions Scheme statistics 2014.

14. 6 March 2014

    First published.