The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has begun payment of the third tranche of the Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) to eligible military retirees/Next of Kins (NOKs) of deceased military personnel.
A statement by the Chairmen of the board, Rear Admiral SA LAWA, on Tuesday, said the payment of the third tranche represents the third quarterly payment of the SDA for the year 2023.
Beneficiaries for the third tranche, according to the statement, are Military Pensioners who are Active on the Board’s Data Base as of 9 Nov 2017; NOKs of Deceased Military Pensioners on the MPB Database who were alive as of 9 Nov 2017; and Non-pensionable but Active Military Retirees who retired before 9 November 2017.
The statement reads: “Payment of the SDA to the group of pensioners/retirees is to give effect to the Presidential approval for extension of the payment of the SDA to military pensioners/retirees who exited the services before 9 November 2017, but were originally excluded from the implementation of the provisions of the reviewed Manual of Financial Administration (MAFA) 2017 as it relates to the SDA.”
