The annual allowance explained
The Annual Allowance (AA) limits the amount of pension savings in any one tax year that can attract tax privileges – it’s currently £40,000. This does affect some retiring officers and it’s a complicated busi...
The walkway scheme is no more, so what happens now?
There’s no longer the option to use the official walkaway scheme when moving out of your home. The responsibility for ensuring your quarter is at move-out standard is down to you, so how can you ensure it’s u...
The new who’s who in military housing
The new maintenance and repairs contracts for Service Family Accommodation (SFA) are now bedding in. You might have already noticed some significant changes and here, we look at a few of the key roles that yo...
Going live for Remembrance
Has your school signed up for the Royal British Legion’s latest teaching materials? It now includes brand new live lessons, a poetry project and a special live Remembrance assembly, adding to its existing ran...
Blog: Follow your dreams
A blog from Army&You’s summer 2022 edition by Hannah Dimbleby, @hd_sparkle_aroma
I joined the NHS when I was 18 and it’s all I’ve ever known. When we found out I was pregnant again and I would be having ...
What happens to NEETs who want to accompany their armed forces parents to Europe post-Brexit?
For some locations post-Brexit, it’s become more challenging for army family members classed as NEETS – young adults who are not in full-time employment, education or training – to live and work in Europe whe...
Work and disability – the challenges for army families
Data from disability equality charity Scope suggests that disabled people aged between 16 and 64 are almost twice as likely to be unemployed compared to non-disabled people.
Often people with disability face...
Your right to work as a non-UK spouse
Christobell Kamdaya contacted AFF after being suspended by her employer because her visa had expired. She had made an in-time application so was, in fact, eligible to remain working. She contacted AFF and we ...
What are the key differences in military housing overseas?
Depending on where you’re posted, you’ll find that service housing overseas isn’t the same as in the UK. Here, we look at a few of the differences…
You don’t pay Contribution in Lieu of Council Tax.
You get...
Extra funding for service children
There's still time to get applications in to the MOD Education Support Fund, a programme that awards grants to schools to help address the additional challenges that children from armed forces families may face...