The Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme Order 2020

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

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

(a) had their service continued to the end of their commitment period, would have reached 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 2006 style payment and an AFRS 2020 style payment.

(3) The AFRS 2006 style payment is calculated as follows—

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

If R is less than 4, the result of step 1 is

where—

• F is final relevant earnings, and

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

But if the person is entitled to a maximum pension as a member of the AFPS 2005, step 1 can be no more than half of final relevant earnings.

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

Where—

• RS is the person’s AFRS 2006 relevant 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, the result of step 1 is

where—

• F is final relevant earnings, and

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

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

where—

• Q is redundancy qualifying service, and

• TS is total service.