Guidance

Senior Officers Pensions benefits April 2019

Published 18 October 2019

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Annual rates of service retired pay

Annex A

  1. For all senior officers(other than senior medical and dental officers) the appropriate rate of retired pay will be calculated as a percentage of their pensionable earnings at the rates shown below.

  2. Pensionable earnings is defined as the total amount of basic pay received during the year ending on the day prior to retirement or the amount of basic pay received during any 12 month period within 3 years prior to retirement, whichever is the higher.

Numbers of years reckonable service 2 STAR Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal 3 STAR Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal 4 STAR Admiral, General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the defence staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
  (b) (b) (b) (b) (b)
  (See Notes (See Notes (See Notes (See Notes (See Notes
  2 and 3) 2 and 3) 2 and 3) 2 and 3) 2 and 3)
  % % % % %
16 29.4 29.4 29.4   28.0
17 30.5 30.5 30.5   29.2
18 31.7 31.7 31.7   30.4
19 32.8 32.8 32.8   31.7
20 34.0 34.0 34.0   32.9
21 35.1 35.1 35.1   34.1
22 36.3 36.3 36.3   35.3
23 37.4 37.4 37.4   36.6
24 38.5 38.5 38.5   37.8
25 39.7 39.7 39.7   39.0
26 40.8 40.8 40.8   40.2
27 42.0 42.0 42.0   41.4
28 43.1 43.1 43.1   42.7
29 44.3 44.3 44.3   43.9
30 45.4 45.4 45.4   45.1
31 46.6 46.6 46.6   46.3
32 47.7 47.7 47.7   47.6
33 48.9 48.9 48.9   48.8
34 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0

Rates of service retired pay for accrued rights calculations

For members who transfer to AFPS 15 on or after 1 April 2015 with accrued rights from AFPS 75.

(Applicable to officers who give full pay service on or after 31 March 2019)

  1. For all senior officers(other than senior medical and dental officers) the appropriate rate of retired pay will be calculated as a percentage of their pensionable earnings at the rates shown below.

  2. Pensionable earnings is defined as the total amount of basic pay received during the year ending on the day prior to retirement or the amount of basic pay received during any 12 month period within 3 years prior to retirement, whichever is the higher.

Numbers of years reckonable service 2 STAR Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal 3 STAR Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal 4 STAR Admiral; General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Defence Staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
  (b) (b) (b) (b) (b)
  (See Notes (See Notes (See Notes (See Notes (See Notes
  2 and 3) 2 and 3) 2 and 3) 2 and 3) 2 and 3)
  % % % % %
9 16.5 16.5 16.5   16.5
10 18.4 18.4 18.4   18.4
11 20.2 20.2 20.2   20.2
12 22.0 22.0 22.0   22.0
13 23.9 23.9 23.9   23.9
14 25.7 25.7 25.7   25.7
15 27.5 27.5 27.5   27.5

Service invaliding retired pay

(Applicable to officers who gave full pay service on or after 31 March 2019)

(£ a year)

Note: Chief of Defence Staff invaliding rate will be calculated on a final salary arrangement. This will be no less than the 34 year rate of Service Retired Pay.

Numbers of years reckonable service Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal Admiral; General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Defence Staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
19 39,649 52,502      
20 41,226 54,590      
21 42,803 56,678      
22 44,380 58,767     38,469
23 45,957 60,855     40,243
24 47,534 62,943 79,701   42,017
25 49,111 65,031 82,345   43,791
26 50,688 67,119 84,989   45,565
27 52,265 69,207 87,633   47,339
28 53,842 71,295 90,277   49,113
29 55,419 73,384 92,921   50,887
30 56,996 75,472 95,565   52,661
31 OR MORE 58,573 77,560 98,209   54,434

Service invaliding retired pay for accrued rights calculations

For members who transfer to AFPS 15 on or after 1 April 2015 with accrued rights from AFPS 75.

(Applicable to officers who gave full pay service on or after 31 March 2019)

(£ a year)

Note: Chief of Defence Staff invaliding rate will be calculated on a final salary arrangement. This will be equal to the 34 year rate of Service Retired Pay.

Numbers of years reckonable service Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal Admiral; General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Defence Staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
9 23,880 31,621 40,039    
10 25,457 33,709 42,683    
11 27,034 35,797 45,327    
12 28,611 37,885 47,971    
13 30,188 39,973 50,616    
14 31,764 42,061 53,260    
15 33,341 44,149 55,904    
16 34,918 46,238 58,548    
17 36,495 48,326 61,192    
18 38,072 50,414 63,836    
19     66,480    
20     69,124    
21     71,768    
22     74,412    
23     77,056    

Service attributable annual compensation payment

(Applicable to officers who gave full pay service on or after 31 March 2019)

(£ a year)

Degree of disability % Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal Admiral; General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Defence Staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
20 21,448 29,043 37,303 50,095 19,793
30 26,315 35,809 46,134 62,124 24,246
40 31,182 42,574 54,964 74,152 28,699
50 38,978 53,218 68,705 92,691 35,874
60 43,845 59,984 77,536 104,720 40,327
70 48,711 66,749 86,366 116,748 44,780
80 58,459 79,978 103,380 139,626 53,769
90 63,327 86,744 112,211 151,655 58,223
100 68,193 93,509 121,041 163,683 62,675

Attributable lump sum

(Applicable to officers who gave full pay service on or after 31 March 2019)

(£ a year)

Degree of disability % Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal Admiral; General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Defence Staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
20 11,715 15,512 19,642 26,038 10,887
30 17,572 23,268 29,463 39,057 16,330
40 23,429 31,024 39,284 52,076 21,774
50 29,286 38,780 49,105 65,095 27,217
60 35,144 46,536 58,926 78,114 32,661
70 41,001 54,292 68,746 91,133 38,104
80 46,858 62,048 78,567 104,152 43,548
90 52,716 69,804 88,388 117,171 48,991
100 58,573 77,560 98,209 130,190 54,434

Attributable family long term compensation

(Applicable to eligible dependants and/or children of officers who gave full pay service on or after 31 March 2019)

(£ a year)

Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal Admiral; General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Defence Staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
WIDOWS/          
WIDOWERS 51,461 68,549 87,133 115,916 47,736
PENSION          
           
PENSION FOR          
EACH CHILD,          
UPTO A 11,715 15,512 19,642 26,038 10,887
MAXIMUM OF          
FOUR          
           
PARENTLESS          
RATE 23,429 31,024 39,284 52,076 21,774

Attributable family lump sum

(Applicable to widows/widowers/partners or, if none, eligible child/children of officers who gave full pay service on or after 31 March 2019)

(£ a year)

Rear Admiral; Major General RM; Major General; Air Vice-Marshal Vice Admiral; LT General RM; LT General; Air Marshal Admiral; General RM; General; Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Defence Staff Chaplain of the fleet; Chaplain General; Chaplain-in-chief
58,573 77,560 98,209 130,190 54,434
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