Armed Forces receive 1% Pay Rise

The Government has accepted the AFPRB recommendations in full: Recommendations – a 1% increase in basic pay; a 1% increase in all levels of Longer Separation Allowance (LSA) with the addition of two extra levels at the top… More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

MoD responds to news surrounding Armed Forces pay Decision

“It has been reported that the Ministry of Defence has not accepted the recommendation of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) for a 0.5% increase in the X-Factor, a supplement added to Forces wages to reflect the hardships and uncertainties of military life.  “MoD has accepted… More information

Prime Minister removes AFPRB top man from office

The media is reporting that the head of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body has been ‘sacked’ for recommending pay rises for the Armed Forces… More information

Government not accepted recommendation to raise X-Factor

The 2013 report of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has made it recommendations in its report to the Government. The Government has not accepted the recommendation to raise X-Factor by 0.5%. All other recommendations put forward by the AFPRB have been accepted and will take effect from 1 Apr 13. The AFPRB Recommendations were: A 1% increase… More information

Pay Recommendations expected

We are expecting the recommendations of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) to be announced soon. Along with other public sector employees, the Armed Forces are restricted to a maximum 1% pay rise in this coming pay round and even that 1% it is not guaranteed. 2012 was the year X-Factor was due for its 5 year review, currently valued at 14%…More information »

Reporting your strong views to the AFPRB – Pay, Pensions etc

As part of the Federation’s evidence-gathering activity, we ran a survey on the subject of ‘Pay, Pensions and Other Stuff’.Our reason for seeking views on these subjects was to inform the evidence we provide on your behalf to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body. Our suspicions were that RAF personnel and their families were beginning to…More information »

RAF Families Federation give an Update on BFBS

Patrick Eade of BFBS interviews Ann Dewar, Comms Manager at the Federation, on the latest work going on on behalf of RAF Families. Subjects discussed include the latest survey results on Pay, Pension, X-factor, redundancies, the Federation survey coming up in Sep on the support to RAF Families and the Federation’s magazine Envoy…More information »

If Money means Something – Please respond. Only 3 days left…

There are only three days left to respond to our pay and pension survey which closes on 30 Jun 12. Please take a few minutes to answer the questions on money issues giving the RAF FF evidence to try and secure a pay increase for Apr 13. As the Armed Forces is relinquished from the two year pay freeze there is not much on the table but we need the evidence to say that RAF personnel deserve something…More information »

You have filled in the Pay Survey – But has your other half?… IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT!

For the month June we have been running a survey on Pay, Pensions and other money issues. If you are Serving, or are a spouse/partner of someone who is, we would would really like you to complete it. Please also add your thoughts. The answers are anonymous but the results and your comments will form part of the evidence we present to AFPRB in oral session as they make recommendations on the next pay…More information »

Up for Grabs – Your (your partner’s) Pay!

The RAF FF survey on Pay, Pensions and other money issues has so far not stuck a chord and the response has been disappointing – With a week to go please complete our short survey. If you are Serving or a spouse/partner of someone who is then we would particularly like to hear from you. It is anonymous but we ask enough about your profile for it to make a difference. Results will be presented as evidence to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body who will be recommending to the Government whether or not the Armed Service merit a pay rise or not. Also up for its 5 year review is X-Factor – this could go up, it could go down. It depends on how persuasive we can be on your behalf – but to do that we need your opinions. Please click on the link – please do it now!…More information »