AFPS 75 Pension vs GIP

[Notred13]

I have been awarded a GIP that will be paid on my discharge (post claim under AFCS after a whoopsie at Cranners) and will also receive a SIP under AFCS 75. As the AFCS and it's GIP component replaced the War Pensions payment I am having great difficulty in finding any info regarding the payment of these. My question is;- is the GIP paid in addition to your AFCS 75 SIP or in lieu of a part of it and how does it compare if you received a war pension for injuries caused by service pre April 06?

If anyone has direct experience of this I''d be more than happy to hear from you, my enquiries with the JPAC have led to no conclusive answers but the lady there seemed to think they will be paid along side each other but couldn't guarantee that was the case! With only one more pay day to go it would be nice if I new what I may be able to cover when the choice between food and mortgage come up!!

Thanks in anticipation.

 

[Sospan]

You could join the forces pension society, will cost you about 30,quid. But they will help you out.

 

[busby1971]

Contact RAFA they're free.

 

[clungemobile]

http://www.veterans-uk.info/links.htm

 

[Notred13]

Thanks all; I tried both suggestions but unfortunately they are both admitting to being very grey on the new system so I was hoping there may be some one out there who had direct experience of this situation.

Cheers.cup of corrrfeee

 

[Sospan]

I stand by my point on forces pension society, one of the people that they employ to run the helpdesk was the person that previously wrote policy for military pensions. If she can't get you a firm answer nobody will!