Veterans services in the UK are to receive a fresh start as the government today accepted the majority of recommendations from the Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans.
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Veterans services in the UK are to receive a fresh start as the government today accepted the majority of recommendations from the Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans.
Read moreABF The Soldiers’ Charity is delighted to award a £230,000 grant to SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity, to provide welfare support to Armed Forces families, and fund its Stepping Stone refuge home.
Read moreThe Government has launched a refresh of the Veterans’ Gateway, which will improve access to welfare services for ex-forces personnel.
Read moreIn March 2023 Supporting Wounded Veterans and HighGround were awarded a three-year grant by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust from the Transformational funding programme.
Read moreScotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved military children and young people, officially opened their seventh Scotty lodge for bereaved Forces families on Wednesday 29 March.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund is sad to learn of the passing of World War 2 RAF veteran Flt Sgt Peter Brown, who died alone in his flat in Westminster on 17 December 22.
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 moreIn August 2022, SSAFA’s free and confidential helpline, Forcesline, has seen a dramatic 59% increase in requests for support through its online webchat, and 54% increase in telephone enquiries compared to August 2021.
Read moreWorking quietly and diligently on RAF stations around the United Kingdom are staff of the Personal Support and Social Work Service, a role provided by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity for 32 years.
Read moreThree new welfare navigator posts have been created by the RAF Benevolent Fund to handle all incoming welfare enquiries.
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