thanks folks, it is appreciated. the appt on the 1th was broght forwar to the 2nd an as expected the army pension etc means i dont get owt, thats an hour of my life i wont get back lol. the stamp in a sense is irrelevant as i have 49.25 years less the contracte out element of the army pension so what has been set cant increase. they are going to tax my oap in a weird way to me rather than take br basic rate from the pension they have changed the tax code on my army pension to k65x which from what i gather it effectively adds 650 to my pension figure theoreticall only and then taxes that whole figure as week 1. then my oap is just paidd gross. so i am going to have to wait till the end of oct to see what that is. its never easy. still weeks hol on the 26th so can relax a bit.
I take it your army pension is AFPS75?
If so, are you sure your pension is not classed as ‘attributable’ and thus should be paid tax-free (in addition to your War Pension)?
In my RBL work, I have come across a few War Pensioners whose AFPS pension was being taxed due to a misunderstanding by HMRC, despite it being classed as ‘attributable’ following medical discharge.
I know mine initially was taxed until I pointed out to HMRC that it was ‘attributable’.
Not that I claim any due to my other income, but attributable AFPS pensions are not counted as income for many means tested benefits (similar to the actual War Pension).
Dave.