PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions (10 November 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 104201, what the contribution rates are for (a) employers, (b) employees in service personnel pensions and for what reason neither rate is shown on the pay slips of service personnel.

Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)

The Armed Forces’ Pension Schemes (AFPS) are non-contributory. Occupational pensions are neither a source of pay nor a source of income until the point at which the pension becomes payable, which is why the rate is not shown on pay slips. We send annual Pension Benefit Information Statements to our personnel, but we recognise there is scope to improve how we communicate the benefits of the AFPS, including through the planned creation of a digital portal for members to access pension benefit information.

Answered by:
Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
16 November 2020