Yes we’re back with our Armed Forces Pensions Awareness campaign which again runs alongside the national Pension Awareness campaign throughout the week of 9-13 September.
Why does it matter to you? Planning ahead, ensuring you make the best pension choices is more important than ever. Armed Forces Pension Schemes (AFPS) are complex and that’s why we at the Forces Pension Society treat Pension Awareness Week as the perfect opportunity to help raise awareness of the importance of your pension, so ultimately you can improve your long-term financial wellbeing from which to launch your second career, and lay the foundations for a dignified retirement.
For our main campaign, we’ll be including online myth busting/tips and facts, and live presentations for the Ministry of Defence on the 10 & 12 September.
There is always more that can be done to you more aware of the true value of your pension, and never was our theme “it pays to understand your pension” more relevant to you and your future well-being. As well a creating awarenss for those serving who may not have yet thought about their pension our aim is also to reach out to those in resettlement, veterans, and families.
| Date | Time | Focus | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep | All Day | Serving: Sharing: top tips, myth busting, FAQs, factsheets & more | Social Media |
| 10 Sep | All Day 09:30 -14:30 12.:30 -13:30 | Reserves: Sharing: top tips, myth busting, FAQs, factsheets & more Financial Aspects of Resettlement – All Ranks Serving: MoD/FPS Live Webinar – AFPS15, incl Added Pension, RSS | Social Media Details Join online |
| 11 Sep | All Day | In Resettlement: Sharing top tips, myth busting, factsheets & more | Social Media |
| 12 Sep | All Day 11:00 -14:30 | Veterans: Sharing: top tips, myth busting, factsheets & more Serving: MoD/FPS Live Webinar – Pension Tax | Social Media Join online |
| 13 Sep | All Day | Military Families: Sharing: top tips, myth busting, factsheets & more | Social Media |
| 14 Sep | All Day | Royal Marines Charity Family Weekend | Details |
For access to the MoD webinars just click through the links provided above for joining instructions.
MoD will also be running their own Pension Awareness Week agenda, details of which you can find here. (Serving personnel only).
We urge you to take this opportunity to get involved in this important campaign – so do make a note in your calendar, and follow us on social media @ForcesPensions #AFPAW24 #ArmedForcesPensions
To find out more about the National Pension Awarenss Campaign for info about personal pensions and workplace pensions see Pension Awareness
We will of course also run our usual Roadshow Programme which this week includes:
9 September: 18 Signal Regiment; Captains Warfare Course
10 September: ITG Chicksands
11 September: Army Staff London and MOD Main Building
13 September: Army RSM Designate Course
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