A recognised other person (ROP) is a person who lives with you but isn’t Your partner and child of you or your partner. Your family doesn’t have to live with you to be recognised family. .
Adding someone as a recognised other person may give you access to housing benefits and moving assistance for them.
If your living situation changes, you need to tell Defence. You can do this by completing the Amendment of Personal Data Details - ADF (AD150) form to:
You can download the AD150 from the Forms portal on the Defence Protected Network (DPN).
Your benefits may change if you add or remove a recognised other person.
Add recognised other person
You need to inform Defence when:
- a child living with you turns 21
- a live-in carer moves in, who cares for you and is included on your rehabilitation plan.
Before you start
Gather your supporting documents. These should be Copies of documents certified as true copies of the originals by a person authorised to do so. This is a person authorised as a witness for statutory declarations under Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993 – Schedule 2. .
Examples of supporting evidence include:
- a statement from you explaining why the change is occurring
- a copy of your rehabilitation plan
- confirmation of the person’s address.
To add a recognised other person:
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Open an AD150 form
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Select Family details in the Notification of change of circumstances section
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Select Add
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Answer questions about your recognised other person
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Attach any supporting evidence
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Complete and submit to your Your Commanding Officer at Major (equivalent) or APS 6 and above. In some circumstances, you’ll need to get approval from your Service headquarters.
Get someone else approved as a recognised other person
You may be approved to have a guardian live with you to look after your children if:
- you're a single parent
- the other parent lives away from you
- the other parent has a chronic illness or disability.
The guardian must live with either:
- you and the child in your residence in the housing benefit location
- the child in the home the child lived in with you in your previous housing benefit location
You can add the guardian as a recognised other person to request approval and include a supporting statement as your evidence.
In some circumstances, you may add another person Defence approves as a recognised person such as an elderly parent who lives with you.
To get someone approved as a recognised other person:
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Apply through your chain of command
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If your request is approved, complete an AD150 form and attach the approval as your supporting evidence
Remove recognised other person
You need to inform Defence if the person is no longer living with you by removing them as a recognised other person.
To remove a recognised other person:
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Open an AD150 form
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Select Family details in the Notification of change of circumstances section
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Select Withdraw
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Complete and submit to your Your Commanding Officer at Major (equivalent) or APS 6 and above. In some circumstances, you’ll need to get approval from your Service headquarters.
Update recognised other person
You need to inform Defence if the person’s details change, such as their relationship to you, work, schooling or employment.
To update details for a recognised other person:
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Open an AD150 form
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Select Family details in the Notification of change of circumstances section
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Select Amend
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Complete and submit to your Your Commanding Officer at Major (equivalent) or APS 6 and above. In some circumstances, you’ll need to get approval from your Service headquarters.
Once your request is approved
Once your request has been approved, check the PMKeyS Portalto make sure the recognised other person’s details are up to date.
Related topics
Find out more about family categorisations.