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RATES OF PAY AND MARRIAGE ALLOWANCE FOR NAVAL RATINGS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S SERVICES) AND ROYAL MARINES (OTHER RANKS)
 
 

MARRIAGE ALLOWANCE

2. [Paid per week. To receive Marriage Allowance one must make a contribution of a minimum sum from one's own pay which is known as the Qualifying Allotment.]

 

Marriage Allowance

Qualifying Allotment

 

   s   

   d   

   s   

   d   

Regimental Sergeant Major RM         

56

0

56

0

Quarter Master Sergeants RM

       

Chief Petty Officers RN

52

8

49

0

Colour Sergeants M

52

6

Petty Officers RN

49

0

Sergeants RM

49

0

Leading Ratings RN and below

42

0

28

0

Corporals RM and below

42

0

28

0


National Servicemen under age 21 and with less than 18 months full time service:


 

Marriage Allowance

Qualifying Allotment

 

   s   

   d   

   s   

   d   

ABs and below RN

35

0

10

6

Marines 1st Class and below RM               

Leading Ratings RN

Corporals RM

Petty Officers RN 40 0 17 8
Sergeants RM

Chief Petty Officers RN

42 6 24 6

Colour Sergeants RM

National Servicemen under age 21 but who have completed 18 months' service:

 

Marriage Allowance

Qualifying Allotment

 

   s   

   d   

   s   

   d   

ABs and below RN

35

0

17

6

Marines 1st Class and below RM     

Leading Ratings RN

Corporals RM

Petty Officers RN

40

0

28

0

Sergeants RM

Chief Petty Officers RN

42

6

38

6

Colour Sergeants RM

National Servicemen attaining the age of 21 irrespective of length of service will receive full regular rates of Marriage Allowance subject to the Qualifying Allotments in (a) and (b) appropriate to their length of service Juniors and Apprentices who are married are entitled to Marriage Allowance of 42s 0d a week irrespective of age subject to making a Qualifying Allotment according to their daily rate of pay as follows :

Daily Rates of Pay

Marriage Allowance

Qualifying Allotment

   s   

   d   

   s   

   d   

   s   

   d   

4

6

42

0

10

6

6

0

17

6

9

0

21

0

WRNS who are widows with a child or children and who have not remarried are eligible for Marriage Allowance as under:

 

Marriage Allowance

Qualifying Allotment

 

   s   

   d   

   s   

   d   

Leading Wren and below

42

0

21

0

Petty Officer Wren

49

0

31

6

Chief Wren

52

6

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