✅Roadshow week complete, reaching 800 people!
One question highlighted some confusion around whether #ArmedForcesPensions can be cashed in 🤔 – a good reminder of why these sessions matter and the value of building understanding.
👉 forcespensionsociety.org/our…#FPSRoadshow
Looking back, moving forward 🎉
Our AGM was extra special this year as we celebrated 80 years of the Society.
From key updates to a shared 80th birthday moment 🎂 - thank you to everyone who joined us!
Read more ➡️ ow.ly/cXj350Z7vlb#FPS80#ForcesPensionSociety
📢 Milroy Case Update: MOD’s challenge on unfair pension treatment for part‑time Reserve service (pre‑2015) has a Court of Session hearing on 8 October.
For details & guidance see:
➡️ ow.ly/azor50Z6BJb#MilroyCase#ReserveService#ArmedForces Pensions
Last month we spoke to 1200 service personnel, leavers & veterans.
💬 Top Qs: When can I access my pension? What if I leave early? Can I add to it?
✅ Start early. Check your info. Ask questions.
👉 June Roadshow coming up ow.ly/tpfy50Z6hW5#ArmedForcesPensions
⚠️15M people aren’t saving enough for retirement - rising to 19M without action. Millions risk a financial cliff-edge according to a recent report from the Pensions Commission.
Read more 👉 ow.ly/jkI450Z4FcH#PensionsUK#PensionPlanning#FinancialSecurity
🤔 One thing you wish you’d known earlier about your Armed Forces pension?
❓ How it works ? What I’m entitled to? When I can claim? Where to get help?
We'd be interested to know 👇
CAN I TAKE MY PENSION EARLY? Yes, but it’ll be reduced, and the earlier you take it, the bigger the cut.
💠 AFPS 75: from age 60
💠 AFPS 05/RFPS: from age 55
💠 AFPS 15: from age 55
💡 Ill health rules are different
🤔More at ➡️ ow.ly/zt2450YYcgO#ArmedForcesPensions
Our upcoming Pensions Roadshow is here to help - offering guidance, clarity, and the chance to speak directly with us.
If your unit or group would benefit from a session, please do get in touch.
➡️ forcespensionsociety.org/202…#FPSRoadshow#ArmedForcesPensions
📅We're in Edinburgh next week for our fifth Employment Fair of 2026!
If you can’t make it to Edinburgh, don’t worry we’ve got more dates coming up. On 21 May, we’ll be in Plymouth and we'd love to see you there.
👉Book your place here eu1.hubs.ly/H0tKDxt0#CTP#CTPEF
✉️ Around April–May, Armed Forces Pension recipients receive an Advice of Payment letter from Equiniti. It confirms pension rates, payment details, and other important information.
👉 More info: ow.ly/iT6J50YQHV3#ArmedForcesPensions#Veterans