For 33 years, Ed Brophy paid monthly into the Service Day Pay Giving scheme while serving in the RAF as an Aircraft Engineer, however he never expected that he’d have to reach out to the RAF Benevolent Fund for support.
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For 33 years, Ed Brophy paid monthly into the Service Day Pay Giving scheme while serving in the RAF as an Aircraft Engineer, however he never expected that he’d have to reach out to the RAF Benevolent Fund for support.
Read moreOn 2 March 2023, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) jointly commissioned an Independent Review of UK Government welfare services for veterans.
Read moreA major review into the veteran welfare services for veterans has been announced today by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs and the Ministry of Defence.
Read moreA telephone friendship service designed to ease loneliness among members of the RAF community has smashed its target after 120,000 calls were made since its launch in April 2020.
Read moreThe Seafarers’ Charity supports a fair future for seafarers through its comprehensive grant funding of a range of maritime welfare services, which support seafarers experiencing hardship.
Read moreThree new welfare navigator posts have been created by the RAF Benevolent Fund to handle all incoming welfare enquiries.
Read moreThe two have worked together to deliver a bespoke welfare service for the Armed Forces community in hospitals and across Southern England, as part of a project originally funded by the Chancellor using LIBOR funds.
Read moreLast year, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity were awarded a grant by the DCMS to help alleviate loneliness and isolation amongst the Armed Forces community during the Covid-19 outbreak and pandemic.
Read moreHelp for Heroes has announced a major restructure in order to protect its life-changing recovery services from the devastating financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreA service launched last year by a leading military charity to help veterans and their families has transformed the support available for the Armed Forces community living in Scotland, helping 340 clients during that time.
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