JSP 464 - Ministry of Defence

wherever practicable, the MOD facilitates Service personnel and families being able to live
their lives the way they want. Relevant authorities – including overseas commands –
place great store on having suitably approved foster families available when children have
to be removed into care, often at short notice. Such children are not, however, dependant
and there is no entitlement to consider foster children, or the potential for having foster
children, when allocating SFA. In recognising this need, however, and the benefit it has
for the family, the children and the community, a Service person who has been approved
for fostering is eligible for suitable SFA above entitlement where surplus SFA is available.
The Service person must provide authoritative evidence that they are approved for
fostering when applying for SFA. The decision on any allocation will be made by Local
Service Commanders with DIO Ops Accommodation staff advice on the basis of
availability and the local priorities for all those eligible for surplus SFA who have, or may,
apply. It must be made clear to the Service person that, as with all those occupying SFA
above entitlement, they would be required to vacate it if an entitled family required the
accommodation.
0310 Adoption. Single service personnel approved for adoption will be entitled to occupy
SFA from the date of approval given the need to establish a home prior to any child being
placed with the adoptive parent. The overarching priority for eligibility is laid out in
JSP464, Chapter 10.
0311 Both Spouse/civil partners are serving members of the Armed Forces. When
both spouse/civil partners are serving members of the Armed Forces either at the same or
different duty stations, one spouse/civil partner is designated as PStatCat 1s and the other
spouse/civil partner is designated as PStatCat5s (as defined in JSP 752, Chapter 1
Section 4).
a. The spouse/civil partner designated as PStatCat1s has the entitlement to SFA
which they may exercise at their duty station. The spouse/civil partner designated
as PStatCat 5s has no entitlement to SFA (but is entitled to SLA if they declare their
intention to serve unaccompanied at a different duty station).
b. Where a Service couple have duty stations within 100 miles (travelling distance)
of each other, the Cat 1s may apply on an eligible basis for surplus SFA at the
midway point between the duty station of the Cat 1s and the Cat 5s when both of
the following criteria are met.
(1) Surplus SFA is available at a location midway between the two duty
stations. (There is no entitlement to SSFA); and
(2) Where the location of the SFA at the Cat 1s duty station precludes the Cat
5s from commuting to his/her place of duty.
If granted, the Cat 1s will occupy the property on a “ring fenced” 9 surplus licence
until the effective date of their next assignment, when a new application will have to
be made.
Where midway surplus SFA is occupied, the following restrictions apply:
(1) there will be no entitlement to SLA at either duty station for the personnel;
(2) Maximum distances for travel claims will apply (in accordance with JSP
752);
(3) Married Service personnel applying for surplus SFA at the midway location
must have at least 6 months to serve at their respective units.
9 “ring fenced” indicates that the property has been allocated to the Service person for the duration of their assignment and they would
only be moved for the same reasons as an entitled Service person.
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