How do I contact the Armed Forces pension?

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Armed Forces Pensions:

Phone – Armed Forces pension helpline:
0345 1212 514.
Email – general enquiries:
Payment form:

When can I claim my AFPS 75?

(AFPS75 / FTRS97) 3 months before your 60th birthday or 3 months before your 65th birthday (you can claim the element of pension due at 65 on an actuarily reduced basis at age 60). (For FTRS you can claim deferred benefits due at 65 on an actuarily reduced basis at any time between age 60 and age 65).

How do I find my RAF pension?

Unclaimed Service Pensions To claim your preserved pension, go to the Veterans UK website and fill in AFPS Form 8. You will not receive the pension automatically – you will have to make a claim. You should send the form off around 6 months before your pension is due.

What happens to my army pension when I reach 55?

If you retire at age 55, with 34 years’ reckonable service as an Officer or 37 years’ reckonable service as an Other Rank, you will have accrued the maximum pension of 48.5% of representative pay (the 48.5% excludes the lump sum). You will receive a full career (maximum) pension.

Does my army pension affect my state pension?

If you are receiving an Armed Forces Pension that includes reckonable service before 1 April 1980 your pension is liable for reduction when you reach State Retirement Age. This reduction affects all public sector pension schemes and for the armed forces the rate of deduction is based on £0.87 for each year.

Does my army pension increase every year?

Armed Forces pensions, once awarded, are adjusted in April each year by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). The CPI rate used is the CPI headline rate for the September prior to the April adjustment the following year. This rate is formally announced in October.

Does my Armed Forces pension affect my state pension?

Military pension schemes were contract out of the State Second Pension scheme until 6 April 2016 and members of those schemes had no choice but to be contracted out too. Military pension schemes have no ‘funds’ as such, but the rebate is notional credited towards the cost of the Schemes.

Are armed forces pensions contracted out?

Many employers’ pension schemes, including all in the Armed Forces Pension Schemes, were “contracted out” of S2P. The benefit of being “contracted out” was that the scheme members paid 1.4% less NICs than was otherwise the case. The downside was that members received a smaller overall State Pension.

Can my wife get half of my military pension?

There is a common misconception that an ex-spouse will be automatically entitled to half of your pension. This is not necessarily the case. However, if you were with your spouse for most of your military career then, if a pension sharing order was given, they may be entitled to a share of your pension.

When was the Paymaster General’s Office established?

These records were created or inherited by the Paymaster General’s Office, which was established in 1835. Among its predecessors was the Paymaster General of the Forces, other of whose records are in WO 79 and WO 109. The records chiefly concern expenditure of the armed forces, and the payment of pensions, superannuations, allowances and bounties.

What is the Armed Forces Pension Scheme in the UK?

When a member of the armed forces reaches their retirement age, they receive one of the most generous pension available in the UK. This fairly reflects the unique sacrifice they have provided their country throughout their career. All members of the armed forces are automatically enrolled into the Armed Forces Pension Scheme.

What does the Paymaster General of Ireland do?

In 1861 the office of Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland was also merged in the Paymaster General’s Office. The Paymaster General’s duties, originally confined to the pay, etc, of the armed services, were extended in 1848 when he absorbed the offices of Paymaster of Exchequer Bills and Paymaster of the Civil Service.