Originally Posted by
farnorthtrader
I must disagree with this. We were never granted eUps at the beginning. E-ups were always granted at the end of the period that you earned them in. Outside of 2025/26, the new system does mean that you get your e-ups earlier than you otherwise would have but for 2025/26, you don't get your select benefit eUps at all.
Not quite true either. The first time you qualified for status, or moved up a level, you qualified for early benefits when this occurred. For most, this would be mid way or later in the year. So you could choose additional e ups in say September and again in January. I do agree that the e ups in January were due to the prior year's activity. The practicality is a bit more nuanced.