02. What financial help can I get?
As a veteran, you can get two basic types of pension:
- a war disablement pension, which you can receive if you were injured or disabled when serving in the armed forces; and
- a service pension, which is a work-related pension, and depends on how much time you served in the armed forces and at which rank.
War disablement pensions are explained below. For more about service pensions, see '
Who can receive a service pension?' below. For more information about claiming other benefits see the Community Legal Service Direct Leaflet 'Welfare Benefits'.