Member's Guide to ADF Pay and Conditions in
7.3
Living-in accommodation
Members may be required to live
in at different times in their career. ‘Living-in’ means living in a barracks,
mess or similar accommodation.
The CDF can require a member
to live in for one of these reasons.
·
They are on a training course.
·
They are under 18 years old.
·
They have an operational role or specific position to fill
at a base.
·
They are in transit or on a short visit to the location.
Living-in accommodation may
not be needed for members who are required to live in. It can be made available
for a fixed time to a member without dependants or a member who is not
accompanied by their dependants (see 8.1,
What category are you in?) who chooses to live in.
If you own a suitable home at
your posting location, you cannot choose to live in, unless you are a member
with dependants (unaccompanied).
If you are not required to
live in, you might be able to rent a home on the private market and be paid
rent allowance (see 7.7).
You may get a lower rate of rent allowance if there is living-in accommodation
available for you. You may be able to live in a surplus Service residence (see 7.5).
Contributions
If you live in, you usually have to pay a contribution
towards the cost of the accommodation. The amount you pay depends on your rank
and the quality of the living-in accommodation. If you share accommodation, you
pay less.
Some members do not have to pay a contribution. They
include a member with dependants (unaccompanied), a member with dependants who
has to live in temporarily for Service reasons, a submariner or a recruit.
If you live on a seagoing ship and you keep living-in
accommodation ashore, your contribution stops when you are at sea for more than
21 days. If you are living under field conditions, your contribution stops when
you are there for more than 21 days. A separate contribution is made towards
the cost of utilities (see 7.10).
Application to Reservists: Yes. In some cases you may not need to pay a
contribution. If you live in when you are not on Reserve service, you pay
civilian contribution rates.
References: ADF Pay and Conditions Manual, Chapter 7 Part
3
Information about contribution rates is in the ADF Pay and
Conditions Manual, Chapter 7 Part 3 Division
2.