Member

Better yet, despite the fact that the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence have allegedly been working on resolving the issue and remain committed to delivering it, the Government’s new earned settlement model will pull the rug out from under their feet. If the Government do not introduce a carve-out for service personnel and families, the qualifying period will increase to 10 years, on top of the current fees of £3,229 per person. If the Government were truly committed to the armed forces covenant, they would not even have needed to ask the question during the consultation.