What you need to know
It is important that you have read and understood JSP 754 Tri-Service Regulations for Pay (chapter 5) before proceeding.
Recruitment and Retention Payments (RRP) are daily payments which are made to servicemen and women within trades identified as having recruitment and/or retention issues due to long-term problems with at least one of the following underlying factors:
- environment – for living or working in an extra-challenging environment that base salary does not cover
- competence – for additional training or responsibility outside the tasks of the trade
- market – to assist with trades being targeted with better financial and/or work-life balance offers outside of Defence
- structural – for historical decisions affecting the structure of a trade/branch that has had a negative effect on the trade
The trades which currently receive Recruitment and Retention Payments (RRPs) and the current rates of payment can be found:
- in Chapter 5 of JSP 754
- on the Pay Pol REM page (on the Defence Intranet), and
- in the annual report of Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB)
The rates of RRP vary as each one is considered on a case by case basis. The amounts can increase or decrease. RRP can also be removed if no longer necessary. RRP is subject to Tax and National Insurance but is not pensionable and are endorsed by the AFPRB.
What you need to do
There is no action to take, the payment (if applicable) will be processed automatically by your Unit HR Admin or Personnel Office.
