About this episode

This episode explores the financial challenges and benefits faced by soldiers in the Armed Forces.

In this special edition of Money Box Live, presenter Felicity Hannah has been out to Weeton Barracks in Preston to see how soldiers juggle their finances whilst leading an often unpredictable military life. We look at the benefits of life in the forces – from financial help to buy a home to generous pensions and special payments to encourage you to stay on longer. And we examine the challenges of a career which could see you being deployed to the other side of the world at a moment’s notice. There’s a general disgruntlement in the ranks that the pay does not step up to the mark. The latest official Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey shows that less than four in ten personnel agree that the pay and benefits they receive are fair for the work they do. We put that to the armed forces Minister for Veterans Calvin Bailey MP. Our expert panel includes Ann Griffiths, the Royal British Legion’s Head of Policy and Research, Kate Gannon, Vice President of the Personal Finance Society, and Sergeant Cameron Eden, a British Army soldier and the creator of The Savvy Squaddie - a financial education platform on YouTube that helps service personnel and veterans navigate personal finance…

People in this episode

Host: Felicity Hannah

Guests: Calvin Bailey MP, Ann Griffiths, Kate Gannon, Cameron Eden

Topics covered

• Armed Forces
• Finances
• Military Life
• Pay and Benefits
• Financial Education

Keywords

• Armed Forces
• finances
• military pay
• financial help
• pensions
• personal finance
• deployment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal British Legion, Personal Finance Society, The Savvy Squaddie

Places: Weeton Barracks, Preston

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