What you need to know
Early Payment In Cash (EPIC) is made to provide emergency cash payments to servicemen or women through Cash Offices. This is normally restricted to a maximum of 7 days net pay or 20 days’ net pay if used as an alternative to cheque encashment.
It is important that you have read and understood JSP 754 Tri-Service Regulations for Pay before proceeding.
EPIC recoveries are processed in a single transaction at the next monthly payroll run appearing as a deduction for the full amount from pay on the next pay statement.
What you need to do
You need to request the EPIC completing JPA Form E004 and passing it to your Commanding Officer (or their delegate) for approval. The form will ask you to confirm:
- the number of advance days of pay being claimed
- the reason for the advance
- the length of time to pay back the advance (over 12 months or next payroll run)
Once approved, your Unit HR Admin will update JPA with the repayment details and issue you the cash payment. You need to check and confirm the cash advance matches the details on the EPIC voucher before signing and returning it to the Unit HR Admin.
