Subsistence Allowance on Assignment

[atleastimnotamanufan]

Posted with family UK-UK. Quarter to quarter over 200 miles.Removals arrive on a Tues , I have march in on Wed, but removals not expected to arrive till Thursday.
I believe my family and i are entitled to hotel accom (a night at either end) Clerks at either end giving me different stories ranging from

1.Book a hotel at either end cos even if u book contact house you might get gazumped by a more needy cause.(Received verbal = possible audit dramas)

2.You need a non availability chit for Contact House and Sgts Mess Family room at either end. --- I now have NAC(email) for both contact houses and one mess but other mess is refusing to do a non availability email/chit cos they have a double room available.

3.The receiving unit may provide your quarter with temp furnishings (for a night or two provided by Barrack stores/QM?) and bedding.Laughable.


Hotels are booked thru DHRS on advice of No.1 above. However will have to pay up front and so am worried about claiming back and then audit saga.

I suppose main question is ' Does Mess Accommadation come into this at all?'
I have studied JSP752 but it seems to contradict itself.
Cheers

 

[Sniffer]

Get the Clerks who told you to book the hotel to confirm this pearl of information via email. Just so you have something in writing when it comes to re-inbursement time.

 

[muttywhitedog]

In this day and age, we are all morally obliged to keep costs down wherever possible, and if that means using a Mess double room, then so be it.

Can I put it another way....if there was no entitlement to claim any costs back, what would you do?

A few years ago, there wasnt any entitlement to claim overnight accommodation costs, and I booked my family into the local travelodge for £9 whilst we waited for our furniture.

In your case there is a double room available in one Mess so you use it, and you have the NAC for the other end so book accommodation legitimately and claim the costs back.

 

[Little Tronk]

Sleeping bags..........on the floor!.........picnic...............kids might like it!

 

[Pikeman]

Have sent PM with the appropriate JSP and chap and verse, why make live even more of a hassle when moving. At least get where you are sleeping sorted.

 

[Cornish_Pikey]

Can I get a copy of the JSP references as well as I'm moving over 500 miles soon.
cheers

 

[Humble Scribe]

Can I get a copy of the JSP references as well as I'm moving over 500 miles soon.
cheers

JSP 752 Chapter 3 Section 1 Part 2 - Subsistence Entitlements on Assignment.