Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) is an additional allowance which provides financial support for service personnel and veterans who have an Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP) which is in Band A - C.
You could be eligible for AFIP if:
- you were injured on or after 6 April 2005, and
- you are given an AFCS GIP which is in Band A - C.
If you are eligible, you will get the payment for as long as you’re entitled to this level of GIP. You won’t be reassessed in the future.
Important information
You cannot get AFIP at the same time as the following benefits:
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or PIP
- War Pensioners Mobility Supplement (WPMS)
- War Pensions Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA)
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB)Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA)
- Attendance Allowance (AA)
- Child Disability Payment
- Adult Disability Payment
- Pension Age Disability Payment
- Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance