AFPS15 Remedy(McCloud); MoD asks for “patience and understanding”
In its latest statement, issued at the end of April, the MoD asked for continued patience and understanding.
In spite of the Forces Pension Society’s efforts to secure clearer timelines, none have been provided. The remaining cases have “an element of complexity” attached to them and we are told work continues on finalising a schedule for completion. This means the latest update doesn’t move the dial. For those veterans seeking to make firm decisions affecting their financial future, the wait continues.
However, the latest MoD update did confirm that for those planning to leave service with pension benefits, an RSS (Remediable Service Statement) will be provided “as usual”.
Forces Pension Society CEO Maj Gen Neil Marshall, commented:
“For the thousands left in limbo by the inability of the MoD to commit to a timeline, planning for many will simply be on hold. It’s a most regrettable state of affairs.
“In this latest message, we are told the next update won’t be until August this year. On behalf of our Society Members and the wider military community, we can only express our dissatisfaction with this lack of progress. We appreciate that the task is a sizeable one but with proper planning and resourcing, we should be in a better place.”
FPS is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation providing pension guidance to its growing membership base of more than 65,000 serving personnel and veterans. The Society champions pensions on behalf of the whole military community and, this year, celebrates its 80th anniversary. For more information about our work, visit forcespensionsociety.org.