New "How well do you know your pension rights?" quiz

Test yourself with the Forces Pensions Society Quiz and see how you score.

Score 3 points for each correct answer.

Question 1

If you leave the Armed Forces before age 55 and are on AFPS05, what is the earliest age you can draw your Preserved Pension and Lump Sum?




 

Question 2

There is a fixed penalty imposed on an AFPS05 dependant’s pension if the dependant is more than 12 years younger than the Serving person when they died. Is this reduction?




 

Question 3

On AFPS05, what is the maximum number of years of a person’s qualifying service that can be used in calculating a dependant’s pension?




 

Question 4

On Death in Service, where a spouse / partner’s pension is in payment, what is the maximum percentage of a person’s pension that can be used for the award of children’s pensions? On AFPS75, is it




 

Question 5

The same question as above but on AFPS05




 

Question 6

From April 6th 2011 there is a reduction in the Annual Allowance (from £255,000 to £50,000). How does this affect someone’s lump sum on exiting the Armed Forces?