What you need to know
If you live and serve in North Wales, where state schools teach some or all lessons in the Welsh language, you may choose to send your children to an English-language independent school. You can use this allowance to cover the cost of tuition fees as long as you are accompanied by your family at your duty station.
It is important that you have read and understood JSP 752 Tri-Service Regulations for Expenses and Allowances (chapter 14, section 6) before proceeding.
The allowance doesn’t cover field study trips, residential educational courses, daily transport, books and stationery, clothing and sportwear, advance payments to secure entry to school, meals (except where attendance at lunch is mandatory and included within the standard school fees) or extra-curricular activities.
To claim this allowance, you must live in the counties of Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, the Isle of Anglesey or Flintshire and serve in one of the following establishments:
- RAF Valley, Isle of Anglesey
- Joint Services Mountain Training Centre, Isle of Anglesey
- Joint Services Mountain Training Wing (Llanrwst)
What you need to do
You must make a separate claim for each school term.
You should submit your claim on JPA. More information can be found in the allowances and expenses user guide.
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If you have a Defence Gateway account you can submit expenses from your own personal device on the MyExpenses app (part of the My Series).
If you don’t have access to JPA, then you need complete JPA Form F001 and submit it to your Unit HR Admin office with the required documentation:
- initial claims
- the current original school bills or other statement of fees from the school. Where costs associated with SEND (See Paragraph 14.0208) are being claimed, the bill must be itemised
- where a SENA Certificate is in issue, it must list any items for which additional expenses may be claimed within the maximum rates allowed
- a certificate provided by EAT(UK) to the effect that the Service parent has sought their advice prior to choosing a new school
- evidence of any grant payable
- continuation claims
- the production of the receipts for the previous term including details of all discounts applied by the Service claimant to the Unit Allowances Checker, before claims will be released for payment, except in the following circumstances when the current original bill, or other statement as appropriate, is to be provided: (1) a change of school for the child, (2) refundable items (outlined at Paragraph 14.0607b) are being claimed, (3) there has been an increase in fees resulting in an increased claim
- final claims
- the production of the receipts for the previous term by the serviceman or woman to the Unit Allowances Before advising on or making a claim read the Principles in Ch 1 and Responsibilities in Ch 4 Annex C to Section 6 of Chapter 14 14 - 6 - C - 2 JSP 752 (v53 Jan 23) Checker. Additionally, receipts for the final claim will be required to be submitted within 61 days of the date of payment of the claim or, if the claimant’s service is due to be terminated before this date, prior to the last day of service. Failure to meet this requirement will result in unit HR admin staff and the DBS MIL PERS-MIL OPS PACCC being alerted to the failure to produce the receipts and recovery of the final DSA(NW) amount paid will be initiated from the Service person’s salary
You’ll also need a valid certificate completed by the Children’s Education Advisory Service and the child must meet the detailed eligibility criteria as set out in JSP 752.
You’ll receive a refund of tuition fees up to a maximum of £6,485 per term. The allowance is paid through your pay.
