Holiday Allowances & 10 years service allowances

To most perhaps the above subject is very familiar, but to most of us who have worked less than 3 years in the government service, a holiday allowance after every 3 years of service and a 10 year service allowance is very much welcomed.

For those who have not come back to Brunei yet and medical students abroad, we are entitled to the allowances below:

1. 3 year holiday allowance of $2,500 each for you and your wife and up to 4 children below 18yrs old
2. For children below 12yrs old it's $1,250
3. 10 years service allowance of up to $21,700 (husband & wife) and if your single it's $10,850. Pls note this one is one-off allowance.
   

Don't forget to apply for these allowances well in advance (at least a month) before your due date i.e. your appointment date as medical officer.

To apply, first go to Ministry of Health, 1st floor and ask for the Allowance section. Then ask for a form to apply for the above respective allowances. Go back and fill it up. You need a copy of your appointment letter, Identity Card & Bank Card or statement (if your married I suppose you need the marriage certificate and your wife's details). At the time of writing this article, only male government officers are entitled to apply for their wives and not vice versa. Then hand in this form to RIPAS administrative department at the CEO's office - claims section (it's room 1).

The CEO then will draft a minute to confirm you are entitled to the above allowances. Once the minute is ready 2 days later, I have been advice by the Finance dept to hand this minute back to the Ministry of Health my self. Because as we all know, letters easily get lost on the way causing you to get delayed allowances. Hand it in to where you got the form from, 1st Floor MoH.

Simple right!

Other allowances that you are also entitled to are:-

1. Overnight allowance. e.g. if you are posted to Temburong - $40-45 / night
   
2. Moving to a new workplace allowance - $350 / one off
3. Mileage allowance from home to RIPAS - $29/mth if within 9.5km etc...
4. Ad hoc mileage allowance if your posted to KB or Tutong and you use your own vehicle - $0.45 / km (to and from)
5. Interest free car loan up to $15,000 (repay within 4 years)
   
6. Interest Free Housing Load up to 4 years basic pay (repay within 30 years)
7. Free Haj package worth $3,500/per person after 15 yrs of service
   
8. Education allowance for your kids

• $800/mth for overseas education
• $120/mth for local schools
• $800 / mth if you send them to JIS (Jerudong international school) Year 7 (?up till or from)

Happy Applying!