The Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme Order 2020

Amount of payment: long service commitment – leaves after EDP 2015 point

19.—(1) This paragraph applies to an eligible person who—

(a) had their service continued to the end of their commitment period, would have served to age 60 or become entitled to EDP 2015 payments, and

(b) actually ceases service on or after either reaching age 60 or becoming entitled to EDP 2015 payments,

and in this paragraph references to service are to redundancy qualifying service.

(2) The amount payable under paragraph 8(1) comprises an AFRS 2010 style payment and an AFRS 2020 style payment.

(3) The AFRS 2010 style payment is calculated as follows—

Step 1: If R is more than or equal to one year,

If R is less than one year,

where—

• F is final relevant earnings, and

• R is the number of years’ service the member had left to serve in their current commitment.

But where the person is entitled to a maximum pension under AFPS 1975 when that person’s service ceases, or would be so entitled if that person were an active member of the AFPS 1975 in relation to the service that is ceasing, the result of Step 1 must not exceed 6 months’ pay.

Step 2: take the result of step 1 and multiply by

where—

• RRS is the person’s AFRS 2010 redundancy reckonable service, and

• TS is total service.

(4) The AFRS 2020 style payment is calculated as follows—

Step 1: If R is more than 4, the result of step 1 is

If R is less than or equal to 4,

where—

• F is final relevant earnings, and

• R is the number of remaining years of service the member had left to serve in their current commitment.

But where the person has 40 or more years of pensionable service as a member of the AFPS 2015, the result of step 1 can be no more than half of final relevant earnings.

Step 2: take the result of step 1 and multiply by

where—

• Q is redundancy qualifying service, and

• TS is total service.