DA on last move?

redddhot

we have been in the same quarter for 10 years therefor have never claimed DA
My question is when he gets out of army 22years and we move to our won home can we claim DA?

wagster_2

ignore read post 8

Cat695

If he has got mates in MT then see if they can get hold of a van for him....then he can get a few lads round (with a couple of crates for payment) to help move you guys.....

maggymoo

I would go to your clerks because you can now claim for your last move

lee634

Cat695 wrote: »

If he has got mates in MT then see if they can get hold of a van for him....then he can get a few lads round (with a couple of crates for payment) to help move you guys.....

Surely there is a difference between disturbance and moving at public expense.

I was under the impression that you would still get the move paid for.

alan_blue

so if you are leaving the service do you get DA? can we have a ref for this please maggy? this would be great as im out in june!

cunni884

alan_blue wrote: »

so if you are leaving the service do you get DA? can we have a ref for this please maggy? this would be great as im out in june!

Ask your FSA and check JSP 750 (I think!) but yes, you can claim last move.

signed

SPS Fred

wagster_2

alan_blue wrote: »

so if you are leaving the service do you get DA? can we have a ref for this please maggy? this would be great as im out in june!

JSP 752

GENERAL


07.0401. Aim. The aim of the Final Tour of Duty (FTOD) provision is to assist eligible Service personnel in their final tour of duty, who are not in the geographical area in which they have formally expressed a preference to serve, with meeting the costs of settling themselves and/or their immediate family at a Selected Place of Residence (SPR) in the UK.

07.0402. Assistance Provided. Eligible personnel may claim Disturbance Allowance (DA) and movement of Personal Effects (PE) at public expense.

07.0403. Assignment Preference. The preferred location must be within the UK, and must be a Unit or Establishment in which an assignment exists that the claimant could fill if it were vacant.

07.0404. Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs). In accordance with ITEPA 2003 Section 271 to 287 payment of DA and the movement of PE within the FTOD provision attract a liability for both Income Tax and NICs. The tax and NICs will be met by MOD and paid by SPVA under PSA.

ELIGIBILITY


07.0405. General. Service personnel, who have formally expressed a preference for a FTOD location, are eligible to claim DA and movement of PE under the provisions of this Section to a SPR in the UK at any stage during their final tour of duty up to and including their final day of service, provided:

a. They are serving on what is expected to be the final tour of duty of a commission or engagement, which qualifies for an immediate pension/Early Departure Payment (but not a gratuity); and

b. They are serving at a duty station more than 50 miles or 90 minutes travelling time from the location for which they expressed a first preference. This limit is waived in the case of Service personnel who are required to live close to their place of duty, or in public accommodation by virtue of their rank or appointment. This sub-paragraph does not apply to officers required, by virtue of their appointment, to serve their final tour accompanied, as they are exempt the requirement to specify an assignment preference; and

c. They have not made a previous claim under this Section; and in addition

d. The Service person is serving accompanied and resides in a RWA; or

e. They are, if single, a householder or a homeowner; or

f. They are, if single, required to occupy SFA by virtue of their rank or appointment and are a householder or homeowner; or

g. They have attended a Medical Board and have received a date for discharge on medical grounds, and will be in receipt of a pension on invaliding. Notwithstanding that due to circumstances beyond their control they may have received DA and movement of PE within the previous 6 months (see paragraph 07.0408) they are entitled to DA and movement of PE at public expense. The remaining rules for eligibility apply. Under this sub-paragraph, where a Service person cannot make a move to a SPR in the UK, within the timeframe stated above, a fully staffed case is to be submitted to the Pay and Allowances Casework Cell (PACC) requesting an extension to the period of eligibility. All such cases must be submitted to the PACC before the Service person’s final day of Service.

07.0406. Proportionate Expenses. Notwithstanding the eligibility criteria at paragraph 07.0405, Service personnel not assigned to their preference area may relocate to an area in the UK, other than their preference area, and receive both DA and a contribution to the cost of the movement of PE:

a. If the distance between their place of duty and the SPR to which they relocate is less than that between their place of duty and their nominated preference area, their PE will be moved by Service arrangements.

b. If the distance between their place of duty and the SPR to which they relocate is greater than that between their place of duty and their nominated preference area, their PE will be moved by Service arrangements but the Service person will be required to pay a contribution towards the overall cost. DSCOM will calculate this cost which will be difference between the cost of the move to the SPR and the notional cost of a move to the nominated preference area. This amount will be recovered from the Service person’s salary using a form F/MOV/709.

INELIGIBILITY

07.0407. Statement of Preference. Service personnel who do not formally express a preference for a FTOD are ineligible for the support in this Section, but see paragraph 07.0405g.

07.0408. Previous DA Claims and Movement of PE. Service personnel will be ineligible to claim the FTOD provision if they have received DA and movement of PE at public expense as a consequence of an assignment move within the previous 6 months.

07.0409. Involuntary Separated (INVOLSEP) Status. Service personnel who have INVOLSEP status at their primary place of duty during their final tour are not eligible to claim under the provisions of this Section. This is not, however, intended to exclude from its provisions those who may have been temporarily involuntarily separated (eg while on a course or detachment).

07.0410. Reserve Forces. Members of the Reserve Forces are not eligible to receive FTOD provision.

ENTITLEMENT


07.0411. General. Service personnel who are eligible to claim the FTOD provision will be entitled to:

a. The applicable full DA rate for a move to a SPR (including the Child Element where applicable).

b. Movement of PE, from their RWA, and/or from store, to a SPR within 50 miles or 90 minutes travelling time of their area of preference.

CONDITIONS


07.0412. Eligibility for Other Allowances. Service personnel who claim DA and/or the movement of PE at public expense under the provisions of this Section and relocate their immediate family away from their place of duty, will serve unaccompanied and be treated as VOLSEP for the remainder of their assignment. Those in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowances when they become VOLSEP will have their eligibility reviewed by their unit HR admin staff and the likely outcome is that the eligibility will cease. Further entitlement to School Children’s Visits is also likely to cease.

RATES

07.0413. FTOD Rates. There are no specific rates calculated for FTOD. The content of the package is the costs Service personnel encounter when moving to their SPR on leaving the Service. These are the costs funded within DA (see Section 1 of this Chapter) and Movement of PE at public expense (see Section 2 of this Chapter).

METHOD OF CLAIM

07.0414. Method of Claim. Service personnel are required to formally express their FTOD location preference in accordance with single Service procedures. The individual elements of the FTOD package may subsequently be claimed in accordance with the instructions detailed in the specific Sections within this Chapter for those allowances.

alan_blue

if you are not on ftod and have simply pvr`d can you claim?

many thanks

NewbieMoneySaver**

Seing as this thread is here I would just like to say that people can claim DA when they are moved to a new place for a course.

I got drafted to Portsmouth for a course and I was able to claim £85 and I didn't even move house.

maytaurus

see post #5