SERVICE PAY AND ALLOWANCES
“I can see that all sectors needs to take a fair share of pay restraint, but the nature of forces life means many of us are restricted to being single income families so the cuts and freezes have a higher proportional effect on us.”
“I have no issues in a pay freeze but when everything around us goes up in price, it causes more financial worries.”
“The massive rise in cost of living over the past 2 years, coupled with rising childcare costs, cuts in allowances, rise in accommodation charges and cuts in personnel with subsequent increases in working hours, which results in more childcare costs, means that I have been considerably worse off and the restraint has badly affected me.”
“Our accommodation has consistently gone up higher than the pay award; I am now £540 worse off as a Sgt than I was as a Cpl 5 years ago.”
“Not all parts of the public sector are the same and while most other branches have some kind of union to fight their corners, the Armed Forces are at the mercy of Whitehall.”
“While I have to agree that everyone should take some share of the financial burden, I feel that the Forces have taken too much.”
“I agree that because of the large MoD budget deficit, the Armed Forces had to sustain a pay freeze. However, the pay freeze should not be lifted and pay rises activated again.”
“We are made to suffer whilst bankers still earn bonuses. I work damn hard and should be rewarded for that. If not, then what’s the point?”
“The Government has paid off their debt with my salary – that is WRONG.”
“I understand the need for a first 2 year pay freeze but feel deceived by another 2 years. If they needed to make it 4, they should have said in the first place.”
“No-one should be exempt. We are luckier than most in that we have affordable housing provided.”
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