Regulation 18 Effect of resettlement grant on rejoining the regular forces or joining the reserve forcesI1
United Kingdom
This regulation applies where a person who is in receipt of a resettlement grant under regulation 16 (entitlement to a resettlement grant) rejoins the regular forces, joins the reserve forces or rejoins the reserve forces.
Subject to paragraph (3) the person is entitled to retain the resettlement grant.
Where the person rejoins the regular forces or becomes a full time member of the reserve forces within 31 days of ceasing to be a member of the regular forces, the person must repay the resettlement grant made to them under regulation 16.
At the cessation of a period of new service in the regular forces—
a person who has retained their resettlement grant payment in accordance with paragraph (2) is not entitled to a further resettlement grant under regulation 16;
a person who has repaid their resettlement grant payment in accordance with paragraph (3) is entitled to a resettlement grant payment provided that the person continues to meet the criteria under regulation 16.
At the cessation of a period of new service as a full time member of the reserve forces, a person who has repaid their resettlement grant payment in accordance with paragraph (3) is not entitled to a resettlement grant payment under regulation 16.