PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - DFRDB/MSBS Indexation -Heads Up for ex-ADF people
Old 21st Aug 2010, 02:40
  #25 (permalink)  
TheShadow
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: England
Posts: 303
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
What about MSBS

Abbott's pronouncement included Vet's Affairs recipients, DFRB, DFRDB, MSBS and another sector of pensioner which I cannot recall right now - but had something to do with defence related disability allowances.

All these areas have been notorious for having been "left behind" when the constituent make-up of the CPI was redetermined about 25 years ago (and then again about 8 years ago). The fall-behind factor has now ballooned very considerably. Just look at the graph earlier on this thread (and the Military Forum thread) - and extrapolate the divergences to the right (to the present and into the future).

Notably the UK govt has recently promised to adjust military pensions in accordance with the RPI - despite their economy being in total tatters.
TheShadow is offline