As you are probably all aware, the enhanced Armed Forces Pension Calculator is now live, and will provide Serving Personnel with an illustration of their pension entitlement, and for those who are in-scope for the AFPS 15 Remedy, a side-by-side comparison of their reformed (AFPS 15) and legacy scheme benefits.
Many of our Veteran members are asking the team if the new version of the calculator will be available for those who already left. Unfortunately, the answer is no, it only operates for serving personnel (as per the previous version of the calculator).
Veterans will need to wait for their Remediable Service Statement (RSS) which will be issued within 18 months from 1 October 2023 – so by 1 April 2025
The initial RSS will not facilitate an election choice unless/until your deferred benefits are due to come into payment. Rather this RSS will simply compare the pension benefits for the remedy period for information purposes only. Thereafter, members with deferred benefits can request one RSS per year if they wish until such time as their pension benefits are payable, at which point they will be requested to make their remedy choice.
