British Armed Forces - Pensions and Benefits for Veterans and Families

For Self study

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterans-uk

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/armed-forces-and-veterans-and concessions-for-the-armed-forces-veterans-and their-families

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/armypayscales.php
(In the left hand side panel you can check also for the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force)

http://www.gov.uk/guidance/pension-and-cpmpensation-for-veterans#pensions


Annual Pay Review Boards for officers and senior officers reports are also available on the internet.      

ARMY OFFICER RATES OF PAY- APRIL 2015

ARMY  PAY SCALES (April 1 2015 - March 31 2016)

RANK	LEVEL		ANNUAL
Brigadier	+4	Level 5	£104,198
	+3	Level 4	£103,178
	+2	Level 3	£102,170
	+1	Level 2	£101,158
	OA	Level 1	£100,146
Colonel	+8	Level 9	£92,381
	+7	Level 8	£91,335
	+6	Level 7	£90,290
	+5	Level 6	£89,248
	+4	Level 5	£88,207
	+3	Level 4	£87,166
	+2	Level 3	£86,124
	+1	Level 2	£85,079
	OA	Level 1	£84,037
Lt Colonel	+8	Level 9	£80,320
	+7	Level 8	£79,281
	+6	Level 7	£78,242
	+5	Level 6	£77,212
	+4	Level 5	£73,019
	+3	Level 4	£72,108
	+2	Level 3	£71,196
	+1	Level 2	£70,285
	OA	Level 1	£69,366
Major	+8	Level 9	£59,191
	+7	Level 8	£57,966
	+6	Level 7	£56,750
	+5	Level 6	£55,530
	+4	Level 5	£54,301
	+3	Level 4	£53,085
	+2	Level 3	£51,856
	+1	Level 2	£50,644
	OA	Level 1	£49,424
Captain	+8	Level 9	£46,660
	+7	Level 8	£46,131
	+6	Level 7	£45,592
	+5	Level 6	£44,538
	+4	Level 5	£43,474
	+3	Level 4	£42,419
	+2	Level 3	£41,351
	+1	Level 2	£40,287
	OA	Level 1	£39,236
Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant	+4	Level 10	£33,842
	+3	Level 9	£33,032
	+2	Level 8	£32,231
	+1	Level 7	£31,426
	OA	Level 6	£30,617
	2Lt	Level 5	£25,472
	N/A to Army	Level 4	£22,570
	2Lt Gap Year       .         Commission	Level 3	£19,735
	2Lt Gap Year       Commission	Level 2	£18,129
	Off Cdt	Level 1	£16,633
University Cadet Entrants	+3	Level 4	£19,040
	+2	Level 3	£17,485
	+1	Level 2	£15,629
	OA	Level 1	£13,679

		HIGHER SPINE	LOWER SPINE
RANK	RANGE 5	ANNUAL	ANNUAL
Warrant Officer 1	Level 7	£48,381	£45,656
	Level 6	£47,652	£44,402
	Level 5	£46,817	£43,190
	Level 4	£45,995	£42,364
	Level 3	£45,165	£41,541
	Level 2	£44,402	£40,719
	Level 1	£43,546	£39,944
	RANGE 4
Warrant Officer 2 Levels 5 - 9 only Staff Sergeant  Levels 1 - 7 only	Level 9	£44,758	£41,008
	Level 8	£44,127	£40,101
	Level 7	£43,508	£39,588
	Level 6	£42,889	£38,990
	Level 5	£41,961	£37,304
	Level 4	£41,029	£36,804
	Level 3	£40,101	£35,961
	Level 2	£39,164	£34,829
	Level 1	£38,240	£34,380
	RANGE 3
Sergeant	Level 7	£38,215	£35,300
	Level 6	£37,511	£35,032
	Level 5	£36,808	£33,863
	Level 4	£36,105	£32,675
	Level 3	£35,302	£33,003
	Level 2	£34,774	£31,871
	Level 1	£33,807	£31,058
	RANGE 2
Corporal	Level 7	£34,338	£30,879
	Level 6	£33,604	£30,655
	Level 5	£32,922	£30,413
	Level 4	£32,147	£30,176
	Level 3	£31,414	£29,947
	Level 2	£29,947	£28,553
	Level 1	£28,553	£27,324
	RANGE 1
Lance Corporal Levels 5 - 9 only Private Levels 1 - 7 only	Level 9	£29,947	£25,074
	Level 8	£28,553	£24,197
	Level 7	£27,324	£23,138
	Level 6	£26,125	£22,188
	Level 5	£24,913	£21,816
	Level 4	£22,531	£20,727
	Level 3	£21,473	£19,099
	Level 2	£19,498	£18,612
	Level 1	£18,125	£18,125
New Entrant Rate			£14,637

Summary

Rank	On Appointment		Rising To*
Officer Cadet		£25,472
2nd Lieutenant		£30,617
Lieutenant on Appointment		£31,426
After one year		£32,231
After two years		£33,032
After three years		£33,841
Captain		£39,236	£46,660
Major		£49,424	£59,191
Lieutenant Colonel		£69,366	£80,320
Colonel		£84,037	£92,381
Brigadier		£100,146	£104,198

·       There is an annual incremental progression within each rank from Lieutenant to Brigadier (emphasis supplied).

Pensions. All officers who are in receipt of full-time pay are members of the non-contributory Armed Forces Pension Scheme 15. The normal pension age is 60, but this can be taken earlier (from 55).

Officers are eligible for Early Departure Payments (EDP) and a tax-free lump sum after completing 20 years’ service and reaching 40 years of age, whichever is the later.

Those leaving before the 20 years’ service/40 years of age point will be eligible for a deferred pension linked to the State Pension Age.

CIVIL SERVICES UK

CURRENT JOB TITLES, ASSOCIATED JOB GRADES AND SALARY BANDS

*Key to the Grade terminology used.

AA Administrative Assistant

AO Administrative Officer

EO Executive Office

HEO Higher Executive Officer

FS Fast Stream Higher Executive Officer

SEO Senior Executive Officer

SEO Vets Senior Executive Officer Veterinary Band C

VO Veterinary Officer

G7 Grade 7

G6 Grade 6

SCS 1 Senior Civil Service Band 1

SCS 1A Senior Civil Service Band 1A

SCS 2 Senior Civil Service Band 2

SCS 3 Senior Civil Service Band 3

National Pay Structure Grade *	Minimum Salary	Maximum Salary
AA	£15,529	£16,368
AO	£18,398	£19,907
EO	£22,698	£25,903
HEO	£27,013	£31,233
FS	£27,500	£36,000
SEO	£33,321	£39,799
SEO Vets	£38,350	£51,763
VO	£41,292	£51,763
G7	£43,654	£52,333
G6	£53,236	£63,802

The table below shows the salary ranges for Senior Civil Servants, which are not dependant on location.

Grade *	Minimum Salary	Maximum Salary
SCS 1	£60,000	£117,800
SCS 1A	£67,600	£128,900
SCS 2	£84,000	£162,500
SCS 3	£103,000	£208,100