FOI Request 1994

Subject: Crewing Allowances

Status: Complete

Date requested: April 2024


Question Asked:

  1. Do you operate a Wholetime Day-Crewed system within your Service/County?  If yes, please refer to the question set below.

  2. Do WT DC personnel receive either free or subsidised accommodation from the Service within the defined turnout area?  If subsidised please provide detail on how this subsidy is calculated including figures.

  3. Do WT DC personnel not residing in Service housing receive a rent/mortgage allowance? If yes, how is this calculated? Please include figures.

  4. Do WT DC personnel receive a DC night time allowance for responding to incidents when called upon outside of positive hours worked on station? If yes, how is this calculated? Does the NT allowance include payment for turnouts and attendances?

  5. Do you pay any other allowances that are specific to day-crewed personnel?

  6. Can you confirm is all benefits/allowances are available to all DC personnel?  If not please provide detail.


Our Response:

  1. Do you operate a Wholetime Day-Crewed system within your Service/County?  If yes, please refer to the question set below.

    Yes

  2. Do WT DC personnel receive either free or subsidised accommodation from the Service within the defined turnout area?  If subsidised please provide detail on how this subsidy is calculated including figures.

    Subsidised accommodation.

    Rent was set at £41 per week from the commencement of the duty system and has been increased annually in line with CPI since 2015.  Where CPI is more than 5% a review is undertaken to consider the appropriate increase.  The current rent amount is £46.43 per week, which is currently under review.

    Council tax - The employee pays half the council tac for the property.

  3. Do WT DC personnel not residing in Service housing receive a rent/mortgage allowance? If yes, how is this calculated? Please include figures.

    Not applicable. All WT DC personnel live in Service properties.

  4. Do WT DC personnel receive a DC night time allowance for responding to incidents when called upon outside of positive hours worked on station? If yes, how is this calculated? Does the NT allowance include payment for turnouts and attendances?

    Employees on this duty system receive a 25% allowance based on their rank/grade which is made up as follows:

    Retaining fee (12.5% of basic pay)

    Disturbance fee (12.5% of basic pay)

  5. Do you pay any other allowances that are specific to day-crewed personnel?

    An annual Resilience Payment is payable as lump sum dependent upon appliance availability during the year.  The amount is currently £538.02

  6. Can you confirm is all benefits/allowances are available to all DC personnel?  If not please provide detail.

    Yes


Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO

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