Originally Posted by tgarden
Readers of this thread may be interested in the replies I have received from Lord Drayson, the MoD Minister, about JPA. I asked:
It also explains the process of consultation. The
Hansard link is here.
Thank you for asking such well designed and searching questions. We now know that the MOD expected to make savings in each of the following allowances:
- Female Clothing Grants
- Civilian Clothing Grants (Hot Posts)
- Compensation for Lost and Damaged Effects
- Local Overseas Allowance
- Get You Home (Overseas)
- Get You Home (Islands)
- Northern Ireland Journeys
- Northern Ireland Resident's Supplement
- Recruitment and Retention Allowance (London)
- Disturbance Allowance
- Removal Expenses
- Separation Allowances
- Get You Home (Early Years)
- Get You Home (Seagoers)
- Subsistence Allowances
- Missed Meal Payments
- Special Messing Allowance
- Northern Ireland Compensatory Food Allowance
- Home to Duty Travel (Public) and (Private)
However, they do say that they have "generated [these] savings to offset increased provision in other areas and so ensure that the overall allowance package is broadly cost neutral."
Personally, the list above seems to have captured just about every allowance that I've ever claimed! So, it would be very interesting to know just where the increased provision is being made. I wonder if it is the provision of the JPA service itself?