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Just got this info sent to me from DAA, credit to him/her.
**** - para 3 has been omitted, as it dealt with MATA/PATA allowances.
1. The purpose of this email is to provide an update on the way forward with regards to discrepancies in the payment of specific benefits and allowances.
2. As previously communicated, the periodic review of various financial transactions identified discrepancies in the administration of Maternity and Parental benefits (MATA/PATA), Post Living Differential (PLD) and payment of environmental allowances to many serving and released Regular Force and Reserve Force Class C members. These errors have resulted in both underpayments and overpayments of MATA/PATA and overpayments only of PLD and/or environmental allowances. Where there have been underpayments, those payments will be made to the affected members shortly after the release of the Admin AIG in the coming weeks. Where there have been overpayments, there is no intent to recover these funds. The Department and the CAF are seeking the required financial approvals and mechanisms to make such intent a reality in these three specific cases identified in the review.
4. With regard to issue #2 - Post Living differential (PLD), as of 1 Jul 07, for locations where the amount of PLD was under 50 dollars a month, PLD was no longer to be paid. However, payments continued for those located in Kingston, London, and North Bay, Ontario; Nanaimo, British Columbia; and St-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Consequently, 3,250 personnel were overpaid an average of 362 dollars and there is no intent to recover.
5. With regard to issue #3 - Land Duty Allowance (LDA), Paratroop Allowance (PARATPA) and Rescue Specialist Allowance (RESSPECA) were erroneously and simultaneously paid with hardship allowance (HA) and/or risk allowance (RA) since. These errors were discovered in 2013. Contrary to regulations, these benefits cannot be paid concurrently. As a result, 1,197 personnel were overpaid an average of 231 dollars and the majority of these overpayments occurred while personnel were deployed to Afghanistan. There is no intent to recover this money
**** - para 3 has been omitted, as it dealt with MATA/PATA allowances.
1. The purpose of this email is to provide an update on the way forward with regards to discrepancies in the payment of specific benefits and allowances.
2. As previously communicated, the periodic review of various financial transactions identified discrepancies in the administration of Maternity and Parental benefits (MATA/PATA), Post Living Differential (PLD) and payment of environmental allowances to many serving and released Regular Force and Reserve Force Class C members. These errors have resulted in both underpayments and overpayments of MATA/PATA and overpayments only of PLD and/or environmental allowances. Where there have been underpayments, those payments will be made to the affected members shortly after the release of the Admin AIG in the coming weeks. Where there have been overpayments, there is no intent to recover these funds. The Department and the CAF are seeking the required financial approvals and mechanisms to make such intent a reality in these three specific cases identified in the review.
4. With regard to issue #2 - Post Living differential (PLD), as of 1 Jul 07, for locations where the amount of PLD was under 50 dollars a month, PLD was no longer to be paid. However, payments continued for those located in Kingston, London, and North Bay, Ontario; Nanaimo, British Columbia; and St-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Consequently, 3,250 personnel were overpaid an average of 362 dollars and there is no intent to recover.
5. With regard to issue #3 - Land Duty Allowance (LDA), Paratroop Allowance (PARATPA) and Rescue Specialist Allowance (RESSPECA) were erroneously and simultaneously paid with hardship allowance (HA) and/or risk allowance (RA) since. These errors were discovered in 2013. Contrary to regulations, these benefits cannot be paid concurrently. As a result, 1,197 personnel were overpaid an average of 231 dollars and the majority of these overpayments occurred while personnel were deployed to Afghanistan. There is no intent to recover this money
