B.D.F. Who Were Overpaid Won’t Have to Repay

Retired B.D.F. soldiers who were overpaid as a result of an error that was made back in 2019 with their benefits will not have to repay any of the extra monies that they have collected as a result of that miscalculation. Today, the Minister of the Public Service, Henry Charles Usher explained to reporters that the error has caused a delay in the payments of the retired soldiers’ pensionable benefits, but that is being sorted out.

Henry Charles Usher

Henry Charles Usher, Minister of the Public Service

“The BDF and the Coast Guard were put on the same level, but they made an error in the calculation and some BDF soldiers were overpaid. Now, this has been the reason why their pensionable benefits, there’s been a delay in calculating those benefits because of the overpayment. But Cabinet met and Cabinet agreed that because it was not the fault of these officers – that they should not be penalized in any way and they will not have to return the money that they were overpaid. The calculation will be done now and hopefully that they can get their gratuity and pension as soon as possible.”