# 2017-119 Pay and Benefits, Dependants, Posting Allowance

Case summary

F&R Date: 2018-05-14

The grievor claimed that he was unfairly denied the Real Estate Incentive (REI) and the Dependant Allowance Element (DAE) of his posting allowance following his posting to a new place of duty.

The Initial Authority (IA) granted the grievor's request for REI, finding that he met all three conditions for eligibility. However, the IA denied the grievor's request for DAE, finding that he had not actually moved his Dependant and Household Goods and Effects (HG&E) to his new place of duty, as required by the Canadian Forces Integrated Relocation Program (CFIRP).

The Committee agreed with the IA decision to grant the REI benefit to the grievor.

Regarding the DAE benefit, the Committee found that the grievor's dependant resided at the new place of duty occasionally but also continued to reside at the old place of duty with the bulk of her HG&E. As a result, the Committee found that the grievor failed to establish that his dependant was relocated to the new place of duty at public expense as required by CFIRP policy in order to qualify for the DAE benefit.

The Committee recommended that the DAE benefit not be granted.

FA Decision Summary

The Final Authority (FA), the Director Canadian Forces Grievance Authority, agreed with the Committee's findings and recommendation that redress not be granted.