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Commitment</option><option data-question-id="3aTnZe18xbqeUCm4XsZ2AT" value="ftrshc">Full Time Reserve Service - Home Commitment</option><option data-question-id="3aTnZe18xbqeUCm4XsZ2AT" value="adc">Part Time Reserve Additional Duties Commitment</option><option data-question-id="3aTnZe18xbqeUCm4XsZ2AT" value="ptvr">Part Time Volunteer Reserve</option><option data-question-id="3aTnZe18xbqeUCm4XsZ2AT" value="sr">Sponsored Reserve</option><option data-question-id="3aTnZe18xbqeUCm4XsZ2AT" value="ns">Not Serving</option></select></label></article><button type="submit" class="Button_button__8B4nB" disabled="">Check eligibility</button></form></div><div class="EligibilityCheck_eligibilityCheckSummaryContainer__gIq7Z"><div class="EligibilityCheck_eligibilityCheckStatusContainer__w8I8B"><div data-count="0" class="BenefitEligibilityStatus_eligibilityCheckContainer__yZEfl"></div></div></div><div class="Flyout_flyoutOverlay__ZNOmJ"><dialog class="Flyout_flyout__z2V87"><div class="BenefitFlyout_flyoutHeader__Bak05"><button type="button" class="Button_button__8B4nB Button_reset__g3CFF"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="19" style="transform:rotate(0deg) scale(1);overflow:hidden"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M.934 17.612 18.114.432l1.431 1.433L2.366 19.044z"></path><path d="m2.367.433 17.179 17.18-1.432 1.431L.934 1.864z"></path></g></svg></button></div><div class="BenefitFlyout_flyoutHeading__HLAR8"><h2>Continuity of Education Allowance and Continuity of Education Allowance (Day)</h2><p>Claim a contribution towards the cost of a fee-paying boarding school or fee-paying day school for your child/children</p></div><div class="BenefitFlyout_eligibilityFormContainer__Nino6"><h3>Calculate this benefit worth</h3><p>See how much you save by answering a few more questions.</p><form><fieldset><legend><p>Are you receiving CEA?</p></legend><div class="FormRadio_radioGroup__dSECv"><label for="offerProfile.continuityOfEducationAllowance.isReceiving4NYTLro53nFoppnF9CBvtt"><input name="offerProfile.continuityOfEducationAllowance.isReceiving" data-question-id="6KD3nj58WtDVMS1vxvM0IP" type="radio" id="offerProfile.continuityOfEducationAllowance.isReceiving4NYTLro53nFoppnF9CBvtt" value="true"/>Yes</label><label for="offerProfile.continuityOfEducationAllowance.isReceiving6UPMeTrWfDFpHadyF8AYER"><input name="offerProfile.continuityOfEducationAllowance.isReceiving" data-question-id="6KD3nj58WtDVMS1vxvM0IP" type="radio" id="offerProfile.continuityOfEducationAllowance.isReceiving6UPMeTrWfDFpHadyF8AYER" value="false"/>No</label></div></fieldset><button type="submit" class="Button_button__8B4nB" disabled="">Calculate</button></form></div><div class="BenefitFlyout_benefitDetail__HSvYY"><h2>What’s it for?</h2><p>If your family needs to move around for Service reasons, you may be able  to claim CEA or CEA (Day) to help achieve continuity of education for your children.</p><p>It isn’t for Service personnel who are unaccompanied from their family at their duty station, unless they have been granted Involuntary Separated Service (INVOLSEP) status. Service personnel who are separated from their immediate family, normally for Service reasons, are classified as INVOLSEP and are eligible for unaccompanied service benefits as detailed in JSP 752.</p><p>To claim this allowance, both the child(ren) and the school must met the detailed eligibility criteria set out in JSP 752 chapter 14</p><h2>What do I get?</h2><p>You’ll receive a contribution towards boarding and/or tuition fees up to a maximum rate, with a minimum parental contribution of 10% for each eligible child. This will be paid with your salary.</p><p>If your child has special educational needs, you may be eligible for a higher contribution if the needs of the child cannot be reasonably met by the school.</p><p>Maximum allowance rates from 1 July 24:</p><ul><li><p>Boarding school: £9,080 per term (senior school) or £7,489 per term (junior school)</p></li><li><p>Day school: £5,456 per term (senior school) or £4,242 per term (junior school)</p></li><li><p>Maximum allowance rates for special educational needs:</p><ul><li><p>Boarding school: £13,566</p></li><li><p>Day school: £8,710</p></li></ul></li></ul><h2>How do I claim?</h2><p>You must make a separate claim for each school term.</p><p>You should submit your claim on <a title="" href="https://jpa-on-line.afpaa.r.mil.uk/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=31549&resp_id=-1&resp_appl_id=-1&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&oas=POetFAoPJsND3Oh4HzUq8w..&params=uRla5kzuWEOMAwW91FykRA">JPA</a>. The Claim for continuity of education allowance user guide (which can be found at <a title="" href="https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/IntranetDBS/SitePages/jpa-docs-role-jpa-user.aspx">JPA user guides</a> tells you how to do this. </p><p>If you don’t have access to JPA, then you need complete JPA Form F001 (which can be found <a title="" href="https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/IntranetDBS/SitePages/jpa-docs-forms-by-form-number.aspx">JPA forms</a>) and submit it to your unit HR admin office with the required documentation, details of which can be found  in JSP 752, chapter 14, sections 1, annex G.</p></div></dialog></div></div><div class="BenefitDetail_benefitDetailContainer__2zMmO"><div class="benefitDetailContent"><h2>What’s it for?</h2><p>If your family needs to move around for Service reasons, you may be able  to claim CEA or CEA (Day) to help achieve continuity of education for your children.</p><p>It isn’t for Service personnel who are unaccompanied from their family at their duty station, unless they have been granted Involuntary Separated Service (INVOLSEP) status. Service personnel who are separated from their immediate family, normally for Service reasons, are classified as INVOLSEP and are eligible for unaccompanied service benefits as detailed in JSP 752.</p><p>To claim this allowance, both the child(ren) and the school must met the detailed eligibility criteria set out in JSP 752 chapter 14</p><h2>What do I get?</h2><p>You’ll receive a contribution towards boarding and/or tuition fees up to a maximum rate, with a minimum parental contribution of 10% for each eligible child. This will be paid with your salary.</p><p>If your child has special educational needs, you may be eligible for a higher contribution if the needs of the child cannot be reasonably met by the school.</p><p>Maximum allowance rates from 1 July 24:</p><ul><li><p>Boarding school: £9,080 per term (senior school) or £7,489 per term (junior school)</p></li><li><p>Day school: £5,456 per term (senior school) or £4,242 per term (junior school)</p></li><li><p>Maximum allowance rates for special educational needs:</p><ul><li><p>Boarding school: £13,566</p></li><li><p>Day school: £8,710</p></li></ul></li></ul><h2>How do I claim?</h2><p>You must make a separate claim for each school term.</p><p>You should submit your claim on <a title="" href="https://jpa-on-line.afpaa.r.mil.uk/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=31549&resp_id=-1&resp_appl_id=-1&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&oas=POetFAoPJsND3Oh4HzUq8w..&params=uRla5kzuWEOMAwW91FykRA">JPA</a>. The Claim for continuity of education allowance user guide (which can be found at <a title="" href="https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/IntranetDBS/SitePages/jpa-docs-role-jpa-user.aspx">JPA user guides</a> tells you how to do this. </p><p>If you don’t have access to JPA, then you need complete JPA Form F001 (which can be found <a title="" href="https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/IntranetDBS/SitePages/jpa-docs-forms-by-form-number.aspx">JPA forms</a>) and submit it to your unit HR admin office with the required documentation, details of which can be found  in JSP 752, chapter 14, sections 1, annex G.</p></div><p class="BenefitDetail_lastUpdatedDate__uCpRb">Page last updated: 17 October 2024</p><div class="BenefitDetail_printAndShareContainer__Rb3_A"><button class="reset BenefitDetail_printButton__hAjZE"><svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style="transform:rotate(0deg) scale(1);overflow:hidden"><path d="M16 18H8v-1h8v1Zm-2 1H8v1h6v-1ZM24 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Does your child ordinarily live with you (when not at school), is between the age of 8 to 18yrs and in full time education in the UK","namespace":"profile.families.continuityOfEducationAllowances.childLivesWithYouFullTimeEducation","title":"Does your child ordinarily live with you (when not at school), is between the age of 8 to 18yrs and in full time education in the UK?","hint":null,"type":"radio","options":[{"id":"4NYTLro53nFoppnF9CBvtt","name":"Yes","value":"true"},{"id":"6UPMeTrWfDFpHadyF8AYER","name":"No","value":"false"}],"dependentResponses":[{"questionId":"1E4KOzpClLM8qNUqy5GIFc","allowedValues":["false"]}],"slug":null}],"howToClaim":null,"content":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s it for?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your family needs to move around for Service reasons, you may be able \u0026#160;to claim CEA or CEA (Day) to help achieve continuity of education for your children.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt isn’t for Service personnel who are unaccompanied from their family at their duty station, unless they have been granted Involuntary Separated Service (INVOLSEP) status.\u0026#160;Service personnel who are separated from their immediate family, normally for Service reasons, are classified as INVOLSEP and are eligible for unaccompanied service benefits as detailed in JSP 752.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo claim this allowance, both the child(ren) and the school must met the detailed eligibility criteria set out in JSP 752 chapter 14\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat do I get?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll receive a contribution towards boarding and/or tuition fees up to a maximum rate, with a minimum parental contribution of 10% for each eligible child.\u0026#160;This will be paid with your salary.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your child has special educational needs, you may be eligible for a higher contribution if the needs of the child cannot be reasonably met by the school.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaximum allowance rates from 1 July 24:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoarding school: \u0026#163;9,080 per term (senior school) or \u0026#163;7,489 per term (junior school)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay school: \u0026#163;5,456 per term (senior school) or \u0026#163;4,242 per term (junior school)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaximum allowance rates for special educational needs:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoarding school: \u0026#163;13,566\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay school: \u0026#163;8,710\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow do I claim?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou must make a separate claim for each school term.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou should submit your claim on \u003ca href=\"https://jpa-on-line.afpaa.r.mil.uk/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=31549\u0026resp_id=-1\u0026resp_appl_id=-1\u0026security_group_id=0\u0026lang_code=US\u0026oas=POetFAoPJsND3Oh4HzUq8w..\u0026params=uRla5kzuWEOMAwW91FykRA\" title=\"\"\u003eJPA\u003c/a\u003e. The Claim for continuity of education allowance user guide (which can be found at \u003ca href=\"https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/IntranetDBS/SitePages/jpa-docs-role-jpa-user.aspx\" title=\"\"\u003eJPA user guides\u003c/a\u003e\u0026#160;tells you how to do this.\u0026#160;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you don’t have access to JPA, then you need complete JPA Form F001 (which can be found \u003ca href=\"https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/IntranetDBS/SitePages/jpa-docs-forms-by-form-number.aspx\" title=\"\"\u003eJPA forms\u003c/a\u003e) and submit it to your unit HR admin office with the required documentation, details of which can be found\u0026#160; in JSP 752, chapter 14, sections 1, annex G.\u003c/p\u003e","seoImageDescription":null,"description":"Claim a contribution towards the cost of a fee-paying boarding school or fee-paying day school for your child/children"},"__N_SSG":true},"page":"/[service]/[category]/[benefit]","query":{"service":"raf","category":"families","benefit":"continuity-of-education-allowance-and-continuity-of-education-allowance-day"},"buildId":"6eiS_onNDr4Q-3hIVDxX6","isFallback":false,"gsp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}</script><noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WK69DR4" height="0" width="0" style="display: none; visibility: hidden;"></iframe></noscript><script async="" type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/consent/0191c743-243a-7913-918c-5e9ffad387ef/OtAutoBlock.js"></script><script async="" src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js" type="text/javascript" data-domain-script="0191c743-243a-7913-918c-5e9ffad387ef"></script></body></html>