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Armed Forces Pension and Compensation Benefits

A guide to pension and compensation benefits for members of the Armed Forces

Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 (AFPS 75)  | Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 (AFPS 05)  | Offer to Transfer  | Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)  | Reserve Forces pension and compensation benefits | War Pensions Scheme (WPS)

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Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 (AFPS 75)

This is the pension scheme for Service personnel which was introduced in 1975 and closed to new entrants from 6 April 2005.

AFPS 75 Booklets

Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 (AFPS 05)

This is the pension scheme for Regular Service personnel. It is effective for new entrants from 6 April 2005 and from 6 April 2006 for Service personnel who were in service on that date and who elect to transfer from AFPS 75 as a result of the Offer To Transfer

AFPS 05 Booklets

Booklets relating to AFPS 75, AFPS 05 and RFPS

Offer to Transfer

Pensions Calculator

Click here for further information and a link to the Pensions Calculator

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)

This is a compensation scheme for all members of the Regular and Reserve Forces. It provides compensation for all injuries, ill-health and deaths mainly due (attributable) to service, the main cause of which occurred on or after its introduction on 6 April 2005

Reserve Forces pension and compensation benefits

A guide to pension and compensation benefits for members of the Reserve Forces

Attributable invaliding benefits for injuries, conditions and deaths caused by service on or before 5 April 2005

Reserve Forces Pension Scheme (RFPS)

Those who start or restart on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) terms on or after 6 April 2005 will automatically be members of the RFPS. Personnel mobilised under Parts 4, 5 or 6 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (or corresponding provisions under the Reserve Forces Act 1980) from that date may choose to become members of RFPS. Those in service before that date and still in service on 6 April 2006, will be given the opportunity to transfer to this scheme. Details of this scheme are in the booklet above.

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War Pensions Scheme

Last Updated: 6 Dec 05