Home to Duty
The Home to Duty Travel (HDT) allowances (according to the new guide) read as follows:
If you travel daily between a RWA ("home" to the lay folk) and your place of duty you may claim HDT (Public) if you live in public accommodation, or HDT (Private) if you live in private accommodation. The allowance is based on the actual distance you travel, up to a maximum of 50 miles per single journey, less a personal contribution of 1 mile per single journey for HDT (Public) and 9 miles per single journey for HDT (Private). Automated claims are paid via salary and manual claims should be submitted via the JPA Expenses Claim system. (JSP 752 Ch 4 Sect 13 refers)
So he won't actually be 'paying' a personal contribution, he will just receive an allowance for one mile less than he actually travels. Now, since I live in the Mess and walk to work in the morning I have no idea how this will impact on people getting allowances at the moment - any one like to assess this impact?