Army Pension

Hi Thunderpants,

Get in touch with the Army's Pension Dept and ask them for a Statement of Entitlement (which you should have received upon cessation of service - as this is normal practise).

I would expect it to show your pension benefits at the date you ceased to be classed as an active member of the scheme (I am presuming here that you are in fact deemed to have ceased to be an active member).

A current Statement of Entitlement may show your pension benefits as they stand now, rather than as they were previously.

Index linking is one method of granting increases to your pension. Pension increases granted to pensions in payment are referred to as escalation, and where the pension is index linked, the pension will receive an annual increase equivalent to the increase in the Retail Price Index (RPI).

I am sorry to hear of your circumstances.

Mike Jones

I work in the field of Pension Education and Pension Guidance in the UK. I am a current member of the Specialist Pensions Forum as well as being a Voluntary Adviser for The Pensions Advisory Service. I work with scheme members, employers, trustees, scheme administrators and advisers on most things to do with employer sponsored pension schemes. The views expressed by me in this thread are my personal opinions. You should seek professional advice from an appropriately experienced and qualified adviser.