Finance and Pensions
AFPS 75: your pension scheme explained (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The official user guide for the AFPS75 pension scheme, including a chapter on dependant’s benefits
Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The official user guide for the AFPS05 pension scheme, including a chapter on dependant’s benefits
Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015: your pension scheme explained (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The official user guide for the AFPS15 pension scheme, including chapters on dependant’s benefits and ‘added years’
Reserve force pension scheme explained (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The official user guide for the RFPS pension scheme, including chapters on dependant’s benefits
Armed forces and reserve pension schemes: Re-employment (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The official pensions guide for those seeking to come back into the military, either as a Regular or a Reserve
Pension Sharing on Divorce MMP131 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The official guide to what avenues are open for the treatment of your AFPS in the event of a Divorce or the Dissolution of a Civil Partnership
An official step by step guide for those members of AFPS who receive an Annual Allowance notification letter for the year 2020-21
AFPS Tax Booklet (publishing.service.gov.uk)
An AFPS Members guide to the taxation of benefits through Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance
A step by step guide on how to use the Armed Forces Pension Calculator - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The official and helpful guide to using the AFPS Pensions calculator
Estimate your armed forces pension - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Estimate the value of your potential AFPS pension. Factor in the effects of promotion and lengthening or shortening your career. We recommend that before you use it, note down your current salary and those figures from April 2015 & 2016 plus any promotions achieved since March 2015 to get a more accurate result. You’ll find those figures and dates on your JPA/Self Service account under the ‘My Information views’
Veterans' UK Armed Forces pension and insurance declaration forms - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Here’s where you find all those forms which are useful for claiming your AFPS pension or getting a forecast
How much will you need to retire? - Which?
A very helpful guide to how much we as individuals or couples will need in order to live the retirement we aspire to
Pensions basics (moneyhelper.org.uk)
How do civilian pensions work? Find a good introduction to the different types of pensions here at the governments Money Helper website
Auto enrolment (moneyhelper.org.uk)
Leaving the armed forces and going into salaried employment? This government guide shows what you, your employer and the HMRC need to do to provide a pension scheme for when you retire. Auto enrolment is required by law
Pensions for self-employed people (moneyhelper.org.uk)
If you intend going self employed when you leave the armed forces, this is a good place to start exploring the options for planning your future retirement
The new State Pension - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Information on how it’s calculated, what you’ll get, how to claim and the link between your National Insurance record and your State Pension
Check your State Pension forecast - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
How to get a forecast of your State Pension, see a history of your National Insurance record and any gaps there might be