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<p>As announced on 25 November 2020 by my right. hon Friend the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, this Government will be taking three steps regarding public sector pay
awards in 2021-22. First, taking account of the pay review bodies' advice, we will
provide a pay rise to over a million nurses, doctors and others working in the NHS.
Secondly, to protect jobs, pay rises in the rest of the public sector will be paused
next year, including the Armed Forces. But, thirdly, we will protect those on lower
incomes; the 2.1 million public sector workers who earn below the median wage of £24,000
will continue to receive a pay increase. It is important to note that over 35,000
of our most junior sailors, solders and aviators fall below the £24,000 threshold,
meaning they will be unaffected by the pay freeze and still receive a guaranteed pay
rise of £250 in the 2021-22 pay year.</p><p>Furthermore, military personnel also benefit
from a progressive pay model where, subject to satisfactory performance, they can
receive yearly incremental pay progression for every additional year spent in their
rank after an initial two-year period, up to a certain cap. In the year 2019/20 45.3%
of service personnel moved up a pay increment. This incremental progress is not affected
by the pay pause and all personnel expecting to move up an increment next year will
continue to do so provided they meet the normal criteria.</p><p>A further announcement
will be made next year once we have received the recommendations from the independent
Armed Forces' Pay Review Body.</p>
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