Finance and debt
A range of services are available to support the armed forces community with personal finances and dealing with debt. We’ve put the services below into headings to help you find the services most helpful to you and your situation.
Claiming Your Military Pension
Don’t forget that if you are still serving or a veteran, when you reach pension age you will need to apply for your pension for it to be paid.
If you are still serving, you should submit an AFPS Form 1 on JPA, or send to the address on the form.
If you are a Veteran and have not reached your pension age (even if you are receiving an Early Departure Payment), you should submit your claim for your preserved pension using the AFPS Form 8 around 3 months prior to reaching your pension age (age 60 in AFPS75, age 65 in AFPS05 and state pension age in AFPS15). To protect against fraud and potential security issues, the Form 8 should be completed, witnessed and returned by post to Veterans UK, MP335, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX. You can find AFPS Form 8 on www.gov.uk – search for ‘AFPS Form 8’.
If you need support completing your application, please contact your Unit HR Administration (if you are still serving) or JPAC Enquiry Centre on 0800 085 3600.
Once we have received your application, we will let you know we have it and details of your pension payments will follow.