What you need to know
From time to time, you may have to serve in operational locations that the MOD considers to represent an increased and enduring danger. The Operational Allowance was created to compensate Service personnel for the increased risk they face when serving in these areas.
It is important that you have read and understood JSP 752 Tri-Service Regulations for Expenses and Allowances (chapter 11, section 4) before proceeding.
If you require information on which locations attract payment of Operational Allowance, please get in touch with your Unit HR Admin or Personnel Office.
Operational Allowance is available to:
- Regular Service personnel (other than Military Provost Guard Service)
- mobilised reserves
- Full-Time Reserve Service (Full or Limited Commitment) personnel if they are in a specified operational location where the allowance has been declared as payable
This allowance is not for attachés, advisers and Embassy and High Commission-based personnel, Loan Service personnel, Sponsored Reserves or Expeditionary Forces Institute personnel.
A set amount is paid for each day you spend in any specified operational location where the allowance has been declared payable. The daily rate is £29.02. Over the course of a six-month deployment, this would add up to a total of £5,281.64.
This will be paid with your salary as a lump sum at the end of the deployment.
What you need to do
You do not need to take any action, this will be processed automatically by your Unit HR Admin or Personnel Office.
