ONLINE RESOURCE
FOR SERVICE LEAVERS
The MOD has introduced an online version of the
Service Leavers Pack so that veterans can access the
information from across the globe.
The Service Leavers Pack is distributed to all personnel leaving the
Services and is issued by the Service Personnel & Veterans Agency (SPVA).
The pack provides concise and timely information on terminal benefits,
resettlement, Reserve Liability, Service charities and other welfare support
available to them.
“This is a huge step forward. Service Leavers can now access up to date, relevant
information from wherever they are in the world whether they are on Operations or
have left the Services”.
Lt Col Kate Martin, SPVA
The Service Leavers Pack online version can be found at:
www.spva.mod.uk Then click onto the Service Leavers Pack link.
INHERITANCE TAX
Did you know that some veterans may be eligible for
inheritance tax exemption if they die as a result of injuries or
disease received during service…?
When someone dies, Inheritance Tax must normally be paid on their estate (everything they owned, at the time of death), if their estate is worth more than a certain amount (at present £300,000). The main exception is if they leave their estate to their husband or wife.
However, if a serving or former member of the HM Armed Forces dies from (or death can be shown to have been hastened by) an injury sustained or disease contracted on active service of a warlike nature, an application may be submitted to consider whether or not the estate should be exempt from inheritance tax. All successful applications are subject to the set criteria, as much information as possible must be provided and include: full service details, copy of death certificate and medical records.
Do remember A veteran being in receipt of a war pension is not guaranteed exemption, even if death is a result of the conditions for which the pension is paid. Applications must be made in writing and sent to
Service Personnel & Veterans Agency,
Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre
(Deceased Estates),
Room 43, Building 182,
Royal Air Force Innsworth,
Gloucester,
GL3 1HW.
For further enquiries, call Wendy Gower on 01452 712612 ext 5680.
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PATHWAYS ADVISORY SERVICE
A project that could help veterans return to work.
The Pathways Advisory Service (PAS) is a
pilot project run by Jobcentre Plus at a
limited number of sites around the
country - Paisley, Gateshead, Bridgend,
Somerset and Accrington - where a
Jobcentre Plus Personal Adviser works
within a GP surgery. The adviser’s role is
to offer return to work advice to
patients and act as a gateway to further
provision on offer through Jobcentre
Plus. The main role is to help patients
who are currently in receipt of incapacity
benefit and who are thinking about
returning to work at some point in the
future. The service is entirely voluntary.
The potential customers for this service
are those already claiming Incapacity
Benefit or those coming to an end of their
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) entitlement. The
role of the Adviser is to engage with the GP
and practice staff to increase awareness of
the links between health promotion and
work. The Adviser will offer a wide range of
options of provision depending upon an
individual’s circumstances. This will include
provision under Pathways to Work, general
Jobcentre Plus provision, or provision
offered by external organisations. Advice
from general benefit questions to debt
counselling can also be given.
The PAS has successfully helped a
number of patients from across all walks of
life return to work or enter training to help
them return to work.
For further information call
Antony Billinghurst
on 0114 2098243 or email
antony.billinghurst@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
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