| Rates of Pay & Marriage Allowance for Naval Ratings (including members of the Women's Services) & 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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