We shall be grateful if you can respond to our Freedom of Information request by providing us with the following information:

1. Does the Local Authority disregard all payments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (2005) as income, when assessing eligibility for:
a) Housing Benefit: Yes
b) Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction: Yes
c) Discretionary Housing Payments: Yes
d) Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only): Yes

2. Does the Local Authority disregard all payments made under the War Pension scheme, as income, when assessing eligibility for:
a) Housing Benefit: Yes
b) Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction: Yes
c) Discretionary Housing Payments: Yes
d) Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only): Yes

3. Does the Local Authority disregard a Service Invaliding Pension or Service Attributable Pension, paid under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, as income, when assessing eligibility for:
a) Housing Benefit: Yes
b) Council Tax Support/ Council Tax Reduction: Yes
c) Discretionary Housing Payments: Yes
d) Disabled Facilities Grants (England and Wales only): disregards as per Housing Renewal Grant Regs 96 Sched 3 paras 7, 8, 13 & 40