If your family needs to move around for Service reasons, you may be able to claim Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) and CEA (Day) to help achieve continuity of education for your children. CEA or CEA (Day) are available to all Regular Service personnel.
It is important that you have read and understood JSP 752 Tri-Service Regulations for Expenses and Allowances (chapter 14, sections 1 and 3) before proceeding.
It isn’t for Service personnel who are unaccompanied from their family at their duty station, unless they have been granted Involuntary Separated Service (INVOLSEP) status. Service personnel who are separated from their immediate family, normally for Service reasons, are classified as INVOLSEP and are eligible for unaccompanied service benefits as detailed in JSP 752.
To claim this allowance, both the child(ren) and the school must met the detailed eligibility criteria set out in JSP 752.
You’ll receive a contribution towards boarding and/or tuition fees up to a maximum rate, with a minimum parental contribution of 10% for each eligible child. This will be paid with your salary.
If your child has special educational needs, you may be eligible for a higher contribution if the needs of the child cannot be reasonably met by the school.
Maximum allowance rates from 1 Aug 21:
- boarding school: £7,847 per term (senior school) or £6,096 per term (junior school)
- day school: £4,715 per term (senior school) or £3,524 per term (junior school)
- maximum allowance rates for special educational needs:
- boarding school: £11,724
- day school: £7,527
You must notify the Allowances Checker of any change in personal circumstances which may lead to the cessation of entitlement.
A separate claim needs to be made for each school term.
