The Corps have always over the years looked after signallers and it is very much hoped this will continue into the future with today’s generation signing up to the Days Pay Scheme, as many have done before them, with so many from across the Royal Corps of Signals already generously giving in this way, it is very much hoped that the remaining few will join the scheme.
Introduced in 1964, the Forces wide “Day’s Pay Scheme” allowed serving personnel to make a contribution into their Corps benevolent funds amounting to a taxable day’s pay. The service day’s pay giving scheme supports both the efficiency and morale, and benevolence objectives of the Royal Signals Charity (RSC). It is a voluntary payment made from all serving Regular Officers and soldiers that supports Corps life, enabling Corps activities to be financed, as well as providing for our serving and retired soldiers and their dependents. The fund is administered by the RSC - The RSC is a registered charity (not an MOD fund). Without this support, many of these elements that help enhance Corps Life would not be possible.
The RSC operates under a Charity Commission scheme which specifies how its money can be spent.
The three main areas are:
- Welfare grants to support Signallers or former Signallers and their immediate dependants in need.*
- A broad range of grants to support the ‘morale and efficiency’ of the serving Corps.
- Grants to charities with similar aims to the RSC.
*This includes both Regular and Reserve personnel and former ATS / WRAC personnel who served in Royal Signals units. In other words, anyone who has worn “Jimmy”.
