Chapter 1 Section 5 Rates of Service Expenses and Allowances

Chapter 1 Section 5 – Rates of Service Expenses and Allowances

01.0501. Accommodation Expenses and Allowances Rates.

LODGING ALLOWANCE (LA) DAILY RATES

RATE / RANK / LONDON / ELSEWHERE
1 Aug 13
£ / 1 Aug 14
£ / 1 Aug 13
£ / 1 Aug 14
£
A (See Note a) / OF5 and above / 55.26 / 58.21 / 39.41 / 41.76
OF3 & OF4 / 49.26 / 52.09 / 33.64 / 35.85
OF1 & OF2 / 41.68 / 44.33 / 28.60 / 30.70
OR6 and above / 41.68 / 44.33 / 28.60 / 30.70
OR5 and below / 36.77 / 39.31 / 26.60 / 28.65
B (See Note b) / OF5 and above / 48.25 / 50.78 / 34.95 / 37.04
OF3 & OF4 / 42.57 / 45.01 / 29.18 / 31.13
OF1 & OF2 / 34.99 / 37.25 / 24.14 / 25.98
OR6 and above / 34.99 / 37.25 / 24.14 / 25.98
OR5 and below / 30.08 / 32.23 / 22.14 / 23.93
C (See Note c) / OF5 and above / 45.45 / 47.81 / 29.55 / 31.30
OF3 & OF4 / 39.45 / 41.69 / 23.78 / 25.39
OF1 & OF2 / 32.83 / 34.97 / 19.70 / 21.28
OR6 and above / 33.85 / 36.04 / 20.77 / 22.41
OR5 and below / 30.40 / 32.54 / 20.23 / 21.88
DAILY RESTRICTED RATES
D (See Note d) / OF5 and above / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OF3 & OF4 / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OF1 & OF2 / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OR6 and above / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OR5 and below / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
RATE / RANK / LONDON / ELSEWHERE
1 Aug 13
£ / 1 Aug 14
£ / 1 Aug 13
£ / 1 Aug 14
£
E (See Note e) / OF5 and above / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OF3 & OF4 / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OF1 & OF2 / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OR6 and above / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93
OR5 and below / 15.86 / 17.75 / 12.36 / 13.93

Notes on LA Rates

(a) Rate A Applies to personnel who, if required to live in Service single accommodation, would be exempt both food and accommodation charges.

(b) Rate B Applies to personnel who, if required to live in Service single accommodation, would pay the daily food charge, but be exempt accommodation charges.

(c) Rate C Applies to personnel who, if required to live in Service single accommodation, would pay the daily food charge, and accommodation charges.

(d) Rate D Applies to single personnel who on posting to a new duty station where Service single accommodation is not available, occupy their privately owned accommodation, provided that all other conditions of entitlement to LA are met.

(e) Rate E Applies to UnAcc personnel who on posting to a new duty station where Service single accommodation is not available occupy accommodation owned wholly or in part by the claimant, or his/her spouse, or dependant child, or by a non-public company in which any of the former maintain a financial interest - provided that the accommodation is not the claimant's main or family residence.

FOOD ELEMENT OF LODGING ALLOWANCE (LA)

Daily Rate
1 Apr 14 / 1 Aug 14
£8.92 / £8.92

To be deducted from any Subsistence Allowance payments when they are claimed concurrently with Lodging Allowance.

LONG SERVICE ADVANCE OF PAY (LSAP) / FORCES HELP TO BUY’ (FHTB)

AS AT 1 APR 15

LSAP Maximum Amount of Advance / £8,500
Rate of LSAP/FHTB Insurance Premium(annual premium deducted in equal monthly instalments) / 22p for every £100 borrowed
LSAP/FHTB Interest Rate (where applicable) / £tbc

COUNCIL TAX RELIEF (CTR)

Daily Rate
1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
£2.88 / £2.95

01.0502.

SUBSISTENCE AND MESSING EXPENSES AND ALLOWANCES RATES

NIGHT SUBSISTENCE (NS)

1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
(No Change)
Hotel Accommodation booked via HBS / Actuals for B&B or D,B & B / Actuals for B&B or D,B & B
Private Arrangements Rate (PAR) / £35.00 per 24 hour period / £35.00 per 24 hour period

DAY SUBSISTENCE (DS)

1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
(No Change)
UK DS limit / £25.00 / £25.00
Abated DS rate (when Dinner, Bed & Breakfast provided through the HBS) / £4.26 / £4.26

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES (IE)

(With effect 1 May 11 IE applies only to personnel hospitalised as in-patients.)

1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
(No Change)
UK / £5.00 per 24 hour period / £5.00 per 24 hour period
Overseas / £5.00 per 24 hour period / £5.00 per 24 hour period

RECLAIM THE DAILY FOOD CHARGE/CORE MEAL

MEAL / 1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
Breakfast / £1.28 / £1.30
Main Meal of the Day (either Midday or Evening Meal) / £1.92 / £1.95
Third Meal (Midday or Evening Meal) / £1.52 / £1.54
Daily Rate / £4.72 / £4.79

MEALS OUT EXPENSES (MOE) - UK

MEAL / 1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
Breakfast / £1.42 / £1.44
Main Meal / £4.72 / £4.79
Third Meal / £3.30 / £3.35
Daily Rate / £9.44 / £9.58

DAILY RATES OF FOOD AND INCIDENTALS ALLOWANCE (FIA)

Daily Rate
1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
£9.92 / £10.11

On those occasions where Subsistence Allowance is abated by the food element of FIA, the rates should be abated by the following amounts:-

FOOD ELEMENT OF FIA

Daily Rate
1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
£8.92 / £9.11

01.0503. TRAVEL RELATED EXPENSES AND ALLOWANCES RATES

MOTOR MILEAGE ALLOWANCE

Type of Vehicle / 1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15(No Change)
All Motor Vehicles (wef 1 Apr 11) / 25.0p / 25.0p
All Motor Vehicles 75% Rate / 18.75p / 18.75p

OFFICIAL PASSENGER ALLOWANCE

Type / 1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
(No Change)
First Official Passenger / 3.0p / 3.0p
Each Additional Passenger / 2.0p / 2.0p

MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR MILEAGE ALLOWANCE RATES

Type / 1 Apr 14 / 1 Apr 15
(No Change)
Pedal Cycles / 15.0p / 15.0p
Carriage of Sports Equipment / 2.0p / 2.0p

GURKHA TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

Nepal (Gurkha) Trek Allowance

Calculated by MOD PS10(A)

1 Aug 14 / 1 Apr 15(No Change)

Initial allowance per day per person.

/ NCR 1040.56 / NCR 1040.56

Daily rate per day per person.

/ NCR 462.53 / NCR 462.53

CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL FOR FAMILIES (CTF) RATES

GYH(O) FLIGHT COSTS (All fares shown are return flights)
Flight Journey / 1 Oct 14
£ / 1 Apr 15
£
Belize to London / 947 / 1,000
Brunei to London / 1,733 / 1,205
Canada (East) to London / 780 / 838
Canada (West) to London / 914 / 953
Cyprus to London / 366 / 367
Germany to London / 166 / 148
Gibraltar to London / 284 / 280
Nepal to London / 535 / 493
USA (East) to London / 881 / 1,050
USA (West) to London / 880 / 1,373

HOME TO DUTY TRAVEL (PUBLIC) RATES AS AT 1 Apr 15 (No Change)

Distance each way from Place of Duty (Miles) / Daily HDT (Public) Motor Vehicles Auto - £[1]
Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Public)
Motor Vehicles Manual - £[2]
Claimed for each HDT journey per month / Daily HDT (Public) Pedal Cycles
Auto - £3 Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Public) Pedal Cycles Manual - £4
Claimed for each HDT journey per month
PC Deduction when PC required to be taken / £0.89 / £1.50 / £0.53 / £.090
1 / £0.30 / £0.50 / £0.18 / £0.30
2 / £0.59 / £1.00 / £0.36 / £0.60
3 / £0.89 / £1.50 / £0.53 / £0.90
4 / £1.18 / £2.00 / £0.71 / £1.20
5 / £1.48 / £2.50 / £0.89 / £1.50
6 / £1.78 / £3.00 / £1.07 / £1.80
7 / £2.07 / £3.50 / £1.24 / £2.10
8 / £2.37 / £4.00 / £1.42 / £2.40
9 / £2.66 / £4.50 / £1.60 / £2.70
10 / £2.96 / £5.00 / £1.78 / £3.00
11 / £3.25 / £5.50 / £1.95 / £3.30
12 / £3.55 / £6.00 / £2.13 / £3.60
13 / £3.85 / £6.50 / £2.31 / £3.90
14 / £4.14 / £7.00 / £2.49 / £4.20
15 / £4.44 / £7.50 / £2.66 / £4.50
16 / £4.73 / £8.00 / £2.84 / £4.80
17 / £5.03 / £8.50 / £3.02 / £5.10
18 / £5.33 / £9.00 / £3.20 / £5.40
19 / £5.62 / £9.50 / £3.37 / £5.70
20 / £5.92 / £10.00 / £3.55 / £6.00
21 / £6.21 / £10.50 / £3.73 / £6.30
22 / £6.51 / £11.00 / £3.91 / £6.60
23 / £6.81 / £11.50 / £4.08 / £6.90
24 / £7.10 / £12.00 / £4.26 / £7.20
25 / £7.40 / £12.50 / £4.44 / £7.50
26 / £7.69 / £13.00 / £4.62 / £7.80
27 / £7.99 / £13.50 / £4.79 / £8.10

HOME TO DUTY TRAVEL (PUBLIC) RATES AS AT 1 APR 15 – CONTINUED

Distance each way from Place of Duty (Miles) / Daily HDT (Public) Motor Vehicles Auto - £3
Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Public)
Motor Vehicles Manual - £4
Claimed for each HDT journey per month / Daily HDT (Public) Pedal Cycles
Auto - £3 Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Public) Pedal Cycles Manual - £4
Claimed for each HDT journey per month
28 / £8.28 / £14.00 / £4.97 / £8.40
29 / £8.58 / £14.50 / £5.15 / £8.70
30 / £8.88 / £15.00 / £5.33 / £9.00
31 / £9.17 / £15.50 / £5.50 / £9.30
32 / £9.47 / £17.20 / £5.68 / £9.60
33 / £9.76 / £16.50 / £5.86 / £9.90
34 / £10.06 / £17.20 / £6.04 / £10.20
35 / £10.36 / £17.50 / £6.21 / £10.50
36 / £10.65 / £18.00 / £6.39 / £10.80
37 / £10.95 / £18.50 / £6.57 / £11.10
38 / £11.24 / £19.00 / £6.75 / £11.40
39 / £11.54 / £19.50 / £6.92 / £11.70
40 / £11.84 / £20.00 / £7.10 / £12.00
41 / £12.13 / £20.50 / £7.28 / £12.30
42 / £12.43 / £21.00 / £7.46 / £12.60
43 / £12.72 / £21.50 / £7.63 / £12.90
44 / £13.02 / £22.00 / £7.81 / £13.20
45 / £13.32 / £22.50 / £7.99 / £13.50
46 / £13.61 / £23.00 / £8.17 / £13.80
47 / £13.91 / £23.50 / £8.34 / £14.10
48 / £14.20 / £24.00 / £8.52 / £14.40
49 / £14.50 / £24.50 / £8.70 / £14.70
50 / £14.79 / £25.00 / £8.88 / £15.00
51 / £15.09 / £25.50 / £9.05 / £15.30
52 / £15.39 / £26.00 / £9.23 / £15.60
53 / £15.68 / £26.50 / £9.41 / £15.90
54 / £15.98 / £27.00 / £9.59 / £17.20
55 / £17.27 / £27.50 / £9.76 / £16.50
56 / £16.57 / £28.00 / £9.94 / £16.80
57 / £16.87 / £28.50 / £10.12 / £17.20
58 / £17.26 / £29.00 / £10.30 / £17.40
59 / £17.46 / £29.50 / £10.47 / £17.70
60 / £17.75 / £30.00 / £10.65 / £18.00
61 / £18.05 / £30.50 / £10.83 / £18.30
62 / £18.35 / £31.00 / £11.01 / £18.60
63 / £18.64 / £31.50 / £11.18 / £18.90
64 / £18.94 / £32.00 / £11.36 / £19.20

HOME TO DUTY TRAVEL (PUBLIC) RATES AS AT 1 APR 15 - CONTINUED

MMA = £0.25.

Pedal Cycle Rate = £0.15.

Manual Claim Rates are the MMA or Pedal Cycle Rate x 2 for each return journey.

Automated Claim Rates are the Manual Claim Rates adjusted for payment daily but on the assumed average of 18 journeys per month (i.e. Manual Claim Rate x 18 x 12/365).

For the calculation of Overseas Rates of HDT see Chap 4 Sect 7 Para 04.0725.

1 - 5 - 1 JSP 752 Pt 2 (V22.0 Apr 15)

HOME TO DUTY TRAVEL (PRIVATE) RATES AS AT 1 APR 15 (No Change)

Distance each way from Place of Duty (Miles) / HDT (Private) Motor Vehicles Auto - £[3]
Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Private) Motor Vehicles Manual - £[4]
Claimed for each HDT journey per month / HDT (Private) Pedal Cycles
Auto - £5
Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Private) Pedal Cycles Manual - £6
Claimed for each HDT journey per month
PC Deduction when PC required to be taken / £2.66 / £4.50 / £1.60 / £2.70
1 / £0.30 / £0.50 / £0.18 / £0.30
2 / £0.59 / £1.00 / £0.36 / £0.60
3 / £0.89 / £1.50 / £0.53 / £0.90
4 / £1.18 / £2.00 / £0.71 / £1.20
5 / £1.48 / £2.50 / £0.89 / £1.50
6 / £1.78 / £3.00 / £1.07 / £1.80
7 / £2.07 / £3.50 / £1.24 / £2.10
8 / £2.37 / £4.00 / £1.42 / £2.40
9 / £2.66 / £4.50 / £1.60 / £2.70
10 / £2.96 / £5.00 / £1.78 / £3.00
11 / £3.25 / £5.50 / £1.95 / £3.30
12 / £3.55 / £6.00 / £2.13 / £3.60
13 / £3.85 / £6.50 / £2.31 / £3.90
14 / £4.14 / £7.00 / £2.49 / £4.20
15 / £4.44 / £7.50 / £2.66 / £4.50
16 / £4.73 / £8.00 / £2.84 / £4.80
17 / £5.03 / £8.50 / £3.02 / £5.10
18 / £5.33 / £9.00 / £3.20 / £5.40
19 / £5.62 / £9.50 / £3.37 / £5.70
20 / £5.92 / £10.00 / £3.55 / £6.00
21 / £6.21 / £10.50 / £3.73 / £6.30
22 / £6.51 / £11.00 / £3.91 / £6.60
23 / £6.81 / £11.50 / £4.08 / £6.90
24 / £7.10 / £12.00 / £4.26 / £7.20
25 / £7.40 / £12.50 / £4.44 / £7.50
26 / £7.69 / £13.00 / £4.62 / £7.80
27 / £7.99 / £13.50 / £4.79 / £8.10
28 / £8.09 / £13.67 / £4.85 / £8.20
29 / £8.19 / £13.83 / £4.91 / £8.30

1 - 5 - 11 JSP 752 Pt 2 (V22.0 Apr 15)

HOME TO DUTY TRAVEL (PRIVATE) RATES AS AT 1 APR 15 – CONTINUED

Distance each way from Place of Duty (Miles) / HDT (Private) Motor Vehicles Auto - £5
Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Private) Motor Vehicles Manual - £6
Claimed for each HDT journey per month / HDT (Private) Pedal Cycles
Auto - £5
Paid for each day of the month / HDT (Private) Pedal Cycles Manual - £6
Claimed for each HDT journey per month
30 / £8.28 / £14.00 / £4.97 / £8.40
31 / £8.38 / £14.17 / £5.03 / £8.50
32 / £8.48 / £14.33 / £5.09 / £8.60
33 / £8.58 / £14.50 / £5.15 / £8.70
34 / £8.68 / £14.67 / £5.21 / £8.80
35 / £8.78 / £14.83 / £5.27 / £8.90
36 / £8.88 / £15.00 / £5.33 / £9.00
37 / £8.98 / £15.17 / £5.39 / £9.10
38 / £9.07 / £15.33 / £5.44 / £9.20
39 / £9.17 / £15.50 / £5.50 / £9.30
40 / £9.27 / £15.67 / £5.56 / £9.40
41 / £9.37 / £15.83 / £5.62 / £9.50
42 / £9.47 / £16.00 / £5.68 / £9.60
43 / £9.57 / £16.17 / £5.74 / £9.70
44 / £9.67 / £16.33 / £5.80 / £9.80
45 / £9.76 / £16.50 / £5.86 / £9.90