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We are going on exercise to another RAF station based in the UK. We are going to be staying in the block and it is planned that we will eat in the mess. However we will have to pay for our food under the standard PAYD scheme.

Could someone please explain why we are having to pay for food on detachment and/or point me in the right direction as to which publication dictates the expenses for detachments.

Thanks in advance.
 
Downsizer - never knew that, it'll be the first time I've had to though. Although when it was automatically taken from my wages I probably hadn't noticed.

Techie_tubbie - think we'll be lucky to get LSA as we might (work depending) be allowed home on weekends.
 
My current Sqn will soon be off on Det under the same conditions. The female Admin Snec (I might add - someone who is not well liked and seems to think it beneath her to sort out any admin snags for anybody below 2 Chevrons.....) looked like the cat who got the cream when she smugly announced the fact that LSA etc wasn't applicable and Food was to be via *Spit!* PAYD.....
 
If LSA had been admissible, she would have been able to arrive everyone en-masse on JPA (I used to be able to arrive the whole Sqn det in about 10 mins). Seeing as everyone will live different distances from the detached unit, including some who will own houses elsewhere and already be receiving GYH, she has just created a massive headache in terms of correctly applying the allowances both on arrival at the det unit and when you all return.

Karma, methinks!
 
I raised this through the Families Federation a few years ago.

It got a bit of attention then just kinda stopped.

I never understood how any business however small outside the military would never dream of sending their employees away and expect them to pay for their own food yet the military seems to think it's acceptable.

It's not like you can say no either.

The wife at home spends the same on food with or without you yet you're expected to find £35 a week minimum to add to your monthly food budget.
 
StickyFingers said:
I raised this through the Families Federation a few years ago.

It got a bit of attention then just kinda stopped.

I never understood how any business however small outside the military would never dream of sending their employees away and expect them to pay for their own food yet the military seems to think it's acceptable.

It's not like you can say no either.

The wife at home spends the same on food with or without you yet you're expected to find £35 a week minimum to add to your monthly food budget.​
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I agree, but the argument "well you'll have to spend the money on food anyway" is completely irrelevant as what I do with my wages is of no concern to the RAF.

If they want to send me away, fine. Stay in the block, fine. If they want me to eat under-size portions of manure, fine. But to expect me to pay for it.....

Next we'll be expected to pay for the first 3 miles of the MT fuel because I'd normally spend that money on fuel anyway.​
 
You'll probably find that as subsidised food is provided there's no reason to pay you any more.

My previous company wouldn't give you anything if you were only out for a day.

The argument that you spend the same on food at home when you are there or not is just nonsense, unless your wife eats double when you are not around.

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busby1971 said:

You'll probably find that as subsidised food is provided there's no reason to pay you any more.

My previous company wouldn't give you anything if you were only out for a day.

The argument that you spend the same on food at home when you are there or not is just nonsense, unless your wife eats double when you are not around.​
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You do have a point and maybe I'm being unreasonable, but I think if they've gone as far as to subsidise the food, they might as well go the whole hog. It's not a big cost in the grand scheme of things and would go along way for my morale at least.

I haven't done the maths, but 5 pounds a day for one adult doesn't seem cheap compared to buying food from a supermarket. Especially when when the food is of questionable quality/quantity.

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Food charge used to be worth it, probably less so in these PAYD days.

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