The Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005

D.7.    Early payment of benefits: deferred members with permanent serious ill-health

(1) A former active member is entitled to immediate payment of a pension and a lump sum before reaching pension benefit age if—

(a) in the opinion of the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Scheme medical adviser and, if the Scheme medical adviser requests a further opinion, with such other person as is consulted in pursuance of that request, the member has suffered a permanent breakdown in health involving incapacity for any full-time employment (see rule D.5(2) and (3)),

(b) the member either—

(i) has at least two years' qualifying service, or

(ii) was formerly entitled to rights under a personal pension scheme or a retirement annuity contract in respect of which a transfer value payment has been accepted by the Scheme under Part F (transfers), and

(c) the member makes a claim for immediate payment of the pension and lump sum under this rule to the Scheme administrator.

(2) The amount of the annual pension payable under this rule is calculated by multiplying one seventieth of the member’s final pensionable earnings by the length of the member’s reckonable service, expressed as a number of years.

(3) The amount of the lump sum payable under this rule is calculated by multiplying the amount of the annual pension so payable by 3.