Friday 14 August 2026

Those Equiniti forces pension overpayment letters

At this stage we are not aware of any BAFF ex-service member who has received an “Overpayment of Armed Forces Pension” letter from Equiniti Paymaster.

As the Forces Pension Society (FPS) have pointed out, the letters say Equiniti has “received instructions to revise your AFPS benefits…..as payment of AFPS benefits are made from public funds, Equiniti Paymaster are

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Reservists’ pensions: the Milroy case heads to the Court of Session

An important legal case concerning the pension rights of Armed Forces reservists is due to return to court later this year.

The Forces Pension Society (FPS) reports that a hearing has been fixed at the Court of Session in Edinburgh for 8 October 2026, following the Ministry of Defence’s continuing attempt to challenge the successful claim brought by former

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Long-term cancer study of the Armed Forces community announced

The Ministry of Defence has announced a new UK-wide study into cancer among serving personnel and veterans who have served since 1990.

The research will use existing NHS records, so no action is required by serving personnel or veterans. Initial findings are expected to be published annually from 2027.

Current evidence suggests that overall cancer rates among Armed Forces personnel

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