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Armed forces personnel who receive personal injury during service are to receive increased injury compensation payouts, following a government review.
Bob Ainsworth, the defence secretary, told MPs that although the maximum injury compensation payment would continue to be £570,000, many other types of injury settlement would increase by 50%.
The review follows months of public outcry at what many perceive to be paltry sums paid to those who sustain injury in combat, particularly in view of the way many soldiers' payouts compare unfavourably to those received by civilian no-win, no-fee claimants.
One significant change is that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will now compensate soldiers' injuries on a sliding scale rather than only offering settlement for the worst three injuries.
Ainsworth commented, "Our armed forces must have the confidence that if they are injured, they will receive the help that they need.
"With the implementation of Lord Boyce's recommendations, we have a scheme that fully recognises the severity of their injuries and helps to provide for the future."
The increased injury compensation decision will be backdated to include those injured from April 6, 2005.
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