GYH(T) Question

[Sniffer]

Question for our resident shiny bottoms.....

Mr Sniffer has just been posted to a Unit 42 miles and about an hours travelling time there and about an hour and 15 mins home (traffic). Due to the travelling time (meaning he is out of the house for approx 12 hours each day) he has got a room in the block and so has applied for GYH(T).

He has been told that he cannot claim this as the Unit is less than 50 miles from home. The JSP does state that cases below 50 miles can be passed to PACCC for review if the travelling time precludes a daily commute. So my question is does anyone have a vague idea as to what is classed as an "acceptable" commute time.

And before any of you civvies start quoting how far you "have" to drive/commute to work and that that 42 miles/an hour'ish commute is nothing, I will just state that as a civvy you have a choice in where you work.

 

[glen]

No harm in appealing to PACC - i lived 47 miles away and travel time was roughly the same but got rejected. I gen apped to travel daily using public transport as wife needed car - put in times i would have to leave to get to work and what time i would have to leave to get home - obviously my boss rejected this as was leaving home before 6 and still not getting to work to 09:30 but gave this to chief clerk to try add strength to my case.

 

[Sniffer]

It just doesnt make sense to commute daily from either a welfare or a financial aspect.

It will cost the RAF £207 a month to pay him Home to Duty.

If they allowed him to stay in the block it would cost them £65 'ish.

 

[LilStill]

Question for our resident shiny bottoms.....

Mr Sniffer has just been posted to a Unit 42 miles and about an hours travelling time there and about an hour and 15 mins home (traffic). Due to the travelling time (meaning he is out of the house for approx 12 hours each day) he has got a room in the block and so has applied for GYH(T).

He has been told that he cannot claim this as the Unit is less than 50 miles from home. The JSP does state that cases below 50 miles can be passed to PACCC for review if the travelling time precludes a daily commute. So my question is does anyone have a vague idea as to what is classed as an "acceptable" commute time.

And before any of you civvies start quoting how far you "have" to drive/commute to work and that that 42 miles/an hour'ish commute is nothing, I will just state that as a civvy you have a choice in where you work.

JSP 752 Chp 4 Sect 7 para 04.0715 suggests, for Home to Duty using public transport, that 90 minutes is the maximum normal time. I suspect this would be the figure they'd come back with, although travel by car is to be assessed purely on mileage.

Submit to PACCC, it can't hurt!