Armed Forces Pensions Scheme: Comprehensive Update Timeline

• 26 August 2026 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement Delivery Update”.
• 7 August 2026 – Added the “Pension Savings Tax Annual Allowance 2025/2026 Booklet” and the “Pension Savings Statement Step‑by‑Step Guide for Tax Year 2025/2026”.
• 29 July 2026 – Updated “2015 Pension Remedy – Divorce Information”.
• 23 July 2026 – Updated “Scheme valuations”.
• 8 June 2026 – Added a link to “Make a complaint about the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS)”.
• 21 May 2026 – Added “Ill Health Scheme Amends Consultation Response Note”.
• 15 May 2026 – Updated “Your 2015 Pension Remedy, Explained – booklet” and “Medical Officer and Dental Officer (MODO) Bonus – FAQs”.
• 30 April 2026 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement Delivery Update”.
• 31 March 2026 – Updated the “Armed Forces Pensions Savings Tax Remedy Adjustment Booklet PDF”.
• 11 February 2026 – Removed “Discretionary Awards Appeal Review” and “Discretionary Awards Review”. Updated the “Early Payment of Preserved Pensions Journey Map”.
• 6 February 2026 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement Delivery Update”.
• 8 January 2026 – Updated “2015 Pension Remedy Contingent Decision/Compensation form”.
• 19 December 2025 – Updated the “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) Delivery Update” attachment.
• 16 December 2025 – Updated the “Armed Forces Pension Scheme Pension Savings Tax Booklet”.
• 15 December 2025 – Uploaded the “Early Leavers – Pension Rights Notice” PDF.
• 2 December 2025 – Added “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) Delivery Update” and “2015 Pension Remedy Contingent Decision/Compensation form”.
• 27 November 2025 – Updated “Armed Forces and Reserve Pension Schemes: Re‑employment”.
• 24 October 2025 – Updated “Pension Savings Tax Annual Allowance 2024/2025 Booklet”.
• 2 October 2025 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) – delivery update”.
• 17 September 2025 – Added “Pension Savings Tax Annual Allowance 2024/2025 Booklet” and “Pension Savings Statement 2024/2025 step‑by‑step guide”.
• 27 August 2025 – Added “Pension scams” guidance.
• 15 August 2025 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) – delivery update”.
• 10 July 2025 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) – delivery update”.
• 2 July 2025 – Updated “2015 Pension Remedy – Divorce Information Note”.
• 23 June 2025 – Updated “Resettlement Grant” information.
• 20 June 2025 – Updated “Armed Forces Pension Schemes consolidated factor guidance”. Added “A guide to R‑PSS statements”.
• 22 May 2025 – Updated “RSS FAQs for Active and Deferred Members”.
• 4 April 2025 – Added “Medical Officer and Dental Officer (MODO) Bonus – FAQs”.
• 27 March 2025 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) – delivery update”.
• 27 March 2025 – Added “Scheme valuations”. Updated “Resettlement Grant”.
• 18 March 2025 – Added “Armed Forces Added Pension Calculator”.
• 7 February 2025 – Added “Delays to Pensions Savings Statements for Tax Year 23‑24”.
• 6 February 2025 – Updated “Your 2015 Pension Remedy explained – booklet”.
• 6 February 2025 – Added “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) Delivery Update”.
• 3 February 2025 – Added “RSS FAQ for Active and Deferred Members”.
• 15 January 2025 – Updated “Armed Forces Pension Scheme – a guide to your Pension Savings Statement for tax year 2023/24”.
• 19 December 2024 – Updated “Armed Forces Pension Scheme Pension Savings Tax Booklet – AFPS members’ guide to Pension Savings Tax Annual Allowance (AA) and 2015 Pension Remedy Retrospective Adjustment” and “Armed Forces and Reserve Pension Schemes: Re‑employment”.
• 10 December 2024 – Added “HMRC Frequently Asked Questions – Self Assessment Returns 23/24 and delayed Pension Savings Statements” attachment.
• 5 December 2024 – Updated “Your 2015 Pension Remedy explained – booklet”.
• 29 November 2024 – Added a support link for “What to do when a veteran dies”.
• 27 November 2024 – Updated “Your 2015 Pension Remedy, Explained – booklet”.
• 22 November 2024 – Added “Delay in issuing Remediable Service Statement (RSS) statement”.
• 14 November 2024 – Added “How to calculate your public service pension adjustment (HMRC video)”.
• 8 November 2024 – Added “AFPS members’ guide to Lump Sum Allowance and Lump Sum Death Benefit Allowance” and a link to “Calculate your public service pension adjustment”.
• 1 November 2024 – Updated the “Pension Savings Tax” section.
• 31 October 2024 – Added “Armed Forces Pension Scheme – a guide to your Pension Savings Statement for tax year 2023/24” and the “Armed Forces Pension Scheme Pension Savings Tax Booklet – AFPS members’ guide to Pension Savings Tax Annual Allowance (AA) and 2015 Pension Remedy Retrospective Adjustment”.
• 23 October 2024 – Added “Armed Forces and Reserve Pension Schemes: Re‑employment”; “Gurkha Pensions: What scheme are you in? (English and Nepalese)”; “Differences between the Armed Forces Pension Schemes and the Gurkha Pension Scheme (English and Nepalese)”; and “The Indian Central Pay Commission and the Gurkha Pension Scheme – factsheet (English and Nepalese)”.
• 11 October 2024 – Removed “Armed Forces and Reserve Pension Schemes (re‑employment)” as it is no longer current.
• 2 October 2024 – Added a link to the legislation “The Armed Forces Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023”.
• 9 July 2024 – Added “2015 Pension Remedy – Divorce Information Note”.
• 11 June 2024 – Added AFPS Tier Awards Fact Sheet.
• 22 May 2024 – Guidance included for Deferred and Preserved Pension Entitlement.
• 15 May 2024 – Updated “Member Voluntary Contributions (MVC) Factsheet”.
• 2 May 2024 – Updated “Your 2015 Pension Remedy, Explained – booklet”.
• 16 April 2024 – Added “The Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015: Added Pension Explained”.
• 28 March 2024 – Added “The process for purchasing Added Pension contracts under AFPS 15”.
• 11 March 2024 – Added subsection “Pension forfeiture”.
• 7 March 2024 – Added Pension Savings Tax newsletter.
• 19 February 2024 – Updated “Annual Allowance and 2015 Pension Remedy Newsletter”.
• 15 February 2024 – Added “Armed Forces Pension Schemes consolidated factors: 2023 to 2024”.
• 9 February 2024 – Added “Member Voluntary Contributions (MVC) Factsheet” under “2015 Pension Remedy”, and added “Annual Allowance and 2015 Pension Remedy Newsletter” under “Pension Savings Tax”.
• 26 January 2024 – Updated the value of the AFPS 2005 and AFPS 2015 resettlement grant.
• 23 January 2024 – Added “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) User Guide – immediate choice”.
• 9 January 2024 – Added a link to “Actuarial valuation of the Armed Forces Pension Schemes 2020” under “2015 scheme”.
• 4 January 2024 – Updated “The Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015: Your Pension Scheme Explained”.
• 29 November 2023 – Changed heading “2015 remedy update” to “2015 Pension Remedy”.
• 22 November 2023 – Updated “Member Voluntary Contributions factsheet”.
• 17 November 2023 – Updated “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) User Guide”.
• 14 November 2023 – Added “Remediable Service Statement (RSS) User Guide” under “2015 Remedy update”.
• 3 October 2023 – Updated section “2015 Remedy update” with “Remedy Explained booklet”.
• 29 September 2023 – Added “Member Voluntary Contributions factsheet” under “2015 Remedy update”.
• 26 September 2023 – Updated “2015 Remedy update – September 2023”, and added “Compensation claim form” and “Contingent Decisions claim form”.
• 19 September 2023 – Removed “Family pension and ill‑health benefit” section as information is out‑of‑date.
• 15 September 2023 – Added “2015 Remedy update – September 2023”.
• 7 September 2023 – Added “2015 Remedy Tax Booklet” under “Taxation”.
• 21 July 2023 – Added information under the “Taxation” heading.
• 10 July 2023 – Updated “Pension Taxation Booklet”.
• 20 June 2023 – Updated “Armed forces factor summary”.
• 22 May 2023 – Updated “Armed Forces and Reserve Pension Schemes (re‑employment)”.
• 18 April 2023 – Updated information under “Resettlement Grant” heading.
• 13 April 2023 – Updated information under “Resettlement Grant” heading.
• 3 April 2023 – Added “Retrospective Remedy FAQs” under subheading “2015 Remedy update”.
• 8 March 2023 – Added AFPS customer journey maps.
• 6 March 2023 – Added a link to “Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Retrospective Remedy” consultation under “2015 Remedy update”.
• 22 August 2022 – Updated and included attachments.
• 28 July 2022 – Added section “Children’s pensions/allowances” and accompanying document “Children’s Pensions & Allowances”.
• 15 July 2022 – Added a link to Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 (JSP 854).
• 5 July 2022 – Updated Pension Taxation Booklet attachment.
• 29 June 2022 – Updated the Pension Taxation Booklet.
• 17 June 2022 – Edited link under “Taxation” to most recent guidance.
• 31 March 2022 – Removed outdated section on “Pension taxation seminars and one‑to‑one sessions for the Armed Forces”.
• 29 March 2022 – Added new section “Gibraltar Pension Scheme”.
• 4 January 2022 – Added “Pension taxation seminars and one‑to‑one sessions for the Armed Forces”.
• 22 December 2021 – Updated guidance – adjustments to pensions due to guaranteed minimum payment – December 2021.
• 26 November 2021 – Added news story under subheading “The Victoria Cross and George Cross”.
• 22 November 2021 – Added a link to “Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Future pension provision from 1 April 2022” under “McCloud update”.
• 14 September 2021 – Added “The Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Regulations 2014” to the legislation list.
• 13 September 2021 – Updated the “Armed Forces Pension members guide to taxation of pension benefits” under “Taxation”.
• 23 July 2021 – Added “Pension Sharing Order Corrections Factsheet”.
• 22 July 2021 – Added “McCloud Update – July 2021”.
• 7 June 2021 – Updated resettlement grant figures.
• 18 December 2020 – Added “Gurkha Pension Manual” and updated the text under “AFPS 1975” heading.
• 25 November 2020 – Added information relating to adjustments to pensions November 2020.
• 13 November 2020 – Updated the Armed Forces Pension taxation booklet.
• 29 September 2020 – Added “Armed Forces Pension Arrangements Pension Sharing on Divorce”.
• 23 July 2020 – Updated the links under the “Taxation” heading.
• 22 July 2020 – Added updated versions of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme guidance booklets 1975, 2005 and 2015.
• 16 July 2020 – Updated the information under the “McCloud” heading.
• 15 May 2020 – Replaced “Pension Benefits on Divorce” with updated links.
• 1 May 2020 – Corrected the link titles under the divorce section.
• 4 March 2020 – Added armed forces pension scheme consolidated factors list.
• 20 February 2020 – Amended the formatting and added new “McCloud update” heading.
• 20 February 2020 – Added the “McCloud update” document under the “Taxation” heading.
• 5 September 2019 – Updated the taxation section of the web page with additional information.
• 14 August 2019 – Updated the text to reflect the most important information about Armed Forces Pension schemes.
• 28 January 2019 – Included email address.
• 19 November 2018 – Added a new link to the forms section.
• 1 August 2018 – Guidance re‑written to help service personnel and veterans find out about their pensions. No changes to available pension schemes.
• 25 May 2018 – Replaced CICO form with the latest version.
• 28 April 2016 – Added contact details for the Equiniti Paymaster (EP) Communications Centre (for armed forces pension payments queries).
• 14 March 2016 – Replaced CICO claim form with the latest edition.
• 21 January 2016 – Added information about AFPS 15.
• 14 October 2015 – Updated contact details.
• 3 June 2015 – Updated the JPAC enquiry Centre information.
• 18 May 2015 – Added information about Gurkha Ex‑Far East Prisoners of War Scheme.
• 15 May 2015 – Added information about the Far Eastern Prisoners of War Ex‑Gratia Scheme.
• 14 May 2015 – Updated the Criminal injuries compensation (overseas) scheme.
• 7 May 2015 – Updated text adding section “Changes from April 2015 affecting transfer out.” Updated “Service preserved pensions” section.
• 24 March 2015 – Updated “Service preserved pensions” section.
• 20 February 2015 – Replaced list of links for Pension codes to one link to Pension code page. Removed MMP 123 booklet.
• 8 September 2014 – Updated AFPS 15 information and added new video.
• 4 June 2014 – Added updated CIC(O) claim form.
• 1 April 2014 – Updated current contact details and information to reflect organisational changes.
• 18 February 2014 – Added contact information regarding AFPS 15 enquiries.
• 29 January 2014 – Added paragraph on “Stakeholder Pensions”.
• 28 November 2013 – Removed armed forces compensation content and published separately on a new page.
• 18 September 2013 – Updated the AFPS 2015 section.
• 3 June 2013 – Updated with information on the Armed Forces Pension Scheme. Added video and transcript.
• 28 May 2013 – Added information about legislation for the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
• 17 May 2013 – Removed commemoration information and added link to Support for Veterans page.
• 8 April 2013 – Updated AFIP information.
• 20 March 2013 – New version of CICO claim form.
• 12 December 2012 – First published.

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