The MoD recently published the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) Annual Report and Accounts 2023–24 (year ended 31 March 2024).
The report and accounts consist of an accountability report, financial statements and annexes covering AFPS membership statistics and information for members.
On page 6, the report highlights the number of Active, Deferred, and Pensions in payment member benefits (note these are the total number of benefits being earned/owed/paid not the total number of people – some people have/are earning more than one AFPS benefit).
For us, a notable figure, on page 69, draws attention to the number of deferred AFPS benefits due but which remain unclaimed.
This figure is one we use as our ‘measurement of effectiveness’ of the Government’s efforts to tackle the high number of unclaimed Armed Forces Pension benefits, which you can see in the above table, now stands at 14,797 down from 17,139 for the year ended 31 March 2024 which we highlight here.
So, for those who wish to delve deeper into the AFPS figures you can read the full report at this link: Armed Forces Pension Scheme Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
Note: Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to the Scheme Administrator at: Defence Business Services, Tomlinson House, Norcross, Blackpool FY5 3WP
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