UK Armed Forces MoneySaving

A question about : Pension and tax returns?

Hi, I'm hoping someone might be able to give us some advice and save us a call to the tax office.

My husband has recently left the army and now has a new job as well as his pension. His new job should be putting him on the BR tax code, his army job and pension have used the 1000l code. I assume we will need to fill out a tax return for the year to apr 2015 to ensure the correct amount of tax has been paid?

A question about : MOD Tax reclaims update

As an ex soldier i have looked into this a lot over the last few weeks.

The rules have changed since April however will be staying the same this year. Here is a rough guide.

Must have been on a camp for less than 2 years ( or expected to )

Phase 2 can now be claimed for ( this is any time after your first 12 weeks in the army ) Not sure about other services.

Their are 2 companies that provide this service

Rift who charge 28% + Vat

Forces money that charge 25%

A question about : shared pensions

Hi i currently receive a portion of my exs military pension. He has just turned 55 so his pension has gone up. I rang the helpline to see if my share will also go up and was told no as my share is calculated on the pension at the time of the divorce. However when i read the courts pension order to them they had no answer and suggested i write in, which i have
The court order states that i am to receive 50% of exs pension annuity until i remarry or there is another court order. I havent remarried and there is no new court order

A question about : Previous service

3 years reckonable service with Army, break of 3 years and then joined RAF with 18yrs RAF service completed so far.

I signed for 22yrs, but my actual contract is for 19yrs as the RAF have counted my previous army service - so in their eye i will have completed 22yrs (make sense?!)

However, i have 2 colleagues who have previous service, but they will complete the full 22yrs and the previous service only counts for pension, NOT for actual length of service.

A question about : Boot Polish?

Hi there,
My DS aged 16 had his army selection last week and is off to AFC Harrogate in September. We've not yet got the kit list but looking at last year's I've been spreading the cost and buying bits n pieces each week.
The list just says Boot Polish, but from reading around I understand it is Kiwi brand only. I've bought a couple of tins of the Parade Gloss black, but I wondered if the normal black was suitable. It's half the price so if it will do I'll just get this one.

A question about : Naval Families Federation: Jan/Feb e-update

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A question about : Your Views Wanted: CarillionAmey

CarillionAmey took over the UK-wide contract for Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in November/December 2014. They offer a ‘one-stop service’ for all SFA matters, from allocation to maintenance.

We would like your feedback on the service offered by CarillionAmey, which we will use to inform key stakeholder meetings.

This survey focuses on the service provided by CarillionAmey since November 2014 for Scotland and Northern Ireland, and December 2014 for the rest of the UK.

A question about : AIP Issues

Hi

Has anyone on here been called in for a brief to be told about the pay increment they put in was wrong someone down the line had made a mistake and in shouldn't of been accepted and now a load of personnel are having to repay back the money some its only Ј50 others its in the Ј1000's. Its not happened to me but it has to others in my work which in my eyes is not fair if the RAF have ballsed up it there fault I don't know how they can legally take that money back.