As an overseas member of the Armed Forces Pension Schemes it is important to report any changes of circumstances
Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster has announced an increased support package for 22,000 Gurkha veterans and their families.
The Ministry of Defence/Veterans UK have announced the new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2019
In December 2018 we reported that in order to cope with are more pressing issue, the MoD had suspended its pension forecast service
This week the Government has published its first ever UK-wide strategy on the delivery of support for veterans.
In September we reported on Sami McConnell, a retired Air Force officer who receives an AFPS 75 pension.
Serving Armed Forces personnel are entitled, as a matter of right to receive an annual pension forecast.
These letters are vital. They go out from Veterans UK to all those who potentially face an annual allowance tax charge.
The ground-breaking strategy has been commissioned by the Defence Secretary and a new Veterans Unit with input from across Whitehall will be created
New streamlined changes make the Armed Forces Pension Schemes IDRP simpler
The Ministry of Defence have just published their official statistics on recipients of a pension or compensation under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, War Pensions Scheme, or the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Given the fact that FPS acts as a “watchdog” on Armed Forces pension issues, we are sometimes asked if MOD treats us as “enemy forces”, and indeed vice versa.
An MOD instruction (PCPI5/15) issued on 25 Feb 15 has caused considerable consternation amongst MODOs
Good news! MOD is now investigating a tracing process...
Yesterday a team from the Society had a very good discussion with Veterans UK.
In August last year the MOD began distributing BIS to serving personnel on a rolling programme, a fact we drew attention to at the time.
The annual Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey just published by the Ministry of Defence shows a further decline across the Services in the level of satisfaction with Armed Forces pension benefits.
The MOD yesterday (7 Jan 16) released a booklet entitled ‘Armed Forces Pay Reform Explained’...
As we come to the end of 2015 it is a joy to review the progress of the Society over the year, and to look forward to the future.
It was a big day for Defence in the House of Commons yesterday, with the Prime Minister’s statement on security and the Strategic Defence Review.
