Living In Accom Charges - single

Fergie76

ICATQ wrote: »

As for maintaining a spouse, married people receive tax benefits and choose to be married and have children - which should be at their expense and not mine.

What tax benefits might they be then?

*pinkpanther* wrote: »

Sorry could u explain this for me. Do you mean married unaccompanied pay nothing for accommodation? I only ask As we have been unaccompanied for a year now and hubby has always paid for accommodation and cilcot, Granted its next to nothing but would be interesting to know!

Thank you.

Personnel in PSTAT Cat 1 and 2 don't pay SLA charges.

*pinkpanther*

Andy_L wrote: »

It depends on personal circumstances & terms of the posting, he needs to dig out his posting letter & speak to his admin people

Ahh right, I'd assume he would know that then. Thank you.

martinbuckley

There's a simple solution:

As you are single and do not have a family left behind in your property, a wife with a good job and kids settled in school. you can sell your house and buy one closer to where you are based now.

Fergie76

Or we should all regardless of PSTAT Cat, get a second home allowance at least equal to the MP's, food allowance and fuel allowance...

Poppie68

My husband was unaccompanied for 2 years and paid to live in the mess ...intrigued now why some do and some don't.

Alias_Omega

Hi Poppie,

The Sgt's Mess / Officers Mess charges are seperate to the Accomodation Charges.

Andy_L

Poppie68 wrote: »

My husband was unaccompanied for 2 years and paid to live in the mess ...intrigued now why some do and some don't.

AIUI it depends on whether you chose to serve unaccompanied or were forced to (eg because there's no SFA available).

martinbuckley

Andy_L wrote: »

AIUI it depends on whether you chose to serve unaccompanied or were forced to (eg because there's no SFA available).

That's how it used to be pre-JPA.

Nowadays, only personnel in PStat 3, 4 or 5 will pay accommodation charges.

ICATQ

martinbuckley wrote: »

There's a simple solution:

As you are single and do not have a family left behind in your property, a wife with a good job and kids settled in school. you can sell your house and buy one closer to where you are based now.

Thats a simplistic view if there ever was one. Equally simple the PSTAT 1&2 move in SFA pay a lot less than a mortgage and associated maintenance charges, which compensates for the loss of any income, the kids go into/stay in public school so have continuity of education. Just because I am single its doesnt mean I am as mobile as you would suggest.

Or they can sell their house as well. Its all about choices. There is parity on just about everything else. Not this.

ICATQ

Fergie76 wrote: »

What tax benefits might they be then?

I had this wild idea that married people paid less income tax. If that isnt beneficial then perhaps you can send yours to me via the HMRC - assuming you are in receipt of the advantageous tax regime.