Recommendations published from the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) on Armed Forces’ remuneration and charges.
This report sets out the AFPRB’s analysis of evidence given by relevant organisations and makes recommendations for Armed Forces’ remuneration and charges. The Government responded to the report in Parliament.
The Review Body said:
“We consider it imperative that our main pay recommendation addresses the continuing workforce crisis. Pay must be attractive enough both to recruit and retain the calibre of personnel needed to maintain the nation’s Armed Forces. We judge that our recommendations strike the right balance, considering the gravity of the international scene, economic circumstances, the fiscal situation and wider pay settlements.”
Read the AFPRB 2025 Report here >
Key points
Pay
- Service personnel will receive a 4.5 per cent increase on base pay.
- Senior military officers will receive a 3.75 per cent increase on base pay.
SFA/SLA charges
- Service Families Accommodation charge for CAAS Bands A-F should increase by 7.6 per cent – no backdating for these charges.
- No increase in the current rates of charges for CAAS Bands G and below.
- No increase in furniture charges.
- Garages and carports should increase by 7.6 per cent – not backdated.
- SLA rental charges: Grade 1 increase by 7.6 per cent, Grade 2 by 5.1 per cent, Grade 3 by 2.5 per cent and no increase to Grade 4 accommodation – not to be subject to any backdating.
Allowances
Other Recruitment and Retention Payments (RRP) like Para Pay, London RRP increase by 4.5 per cent.
Compensatory allowances, such as Longer Separation Allowance and Northern Ireland Residents’ Supplement increase by 4.5 per cent.
From: Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body
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