Armed forces support

You can find information and national support on the following websites.

Citizens Advice website provides information for service personnel in or leaving the armed forces, including:

• benefits and entitlements
• healthcare
• housing
• Armed Forces Pensions

The GOV.UK website provides the following advice and guidance:

• Veterans Welfare Service
• The Ministry of Defence cadet forces
• Support for veterans and their families
• Managing your mental health as a veteran

Advice and guidance

Visit the following websites for advice and guidance on a range of services.

Education and family well-being:

• Defence Children Services
• Armed Forces Education Trust

Housing:

• The Stoll Foundation
• Shelter
• Veteran Friendly Framework
• Haig Housing Trust
• Calderwood House on the Time To Change West Cumbria website
• Ty Dewr Lifehouse (North Wales) on The Salvation Army website

Career advice:

• Forces Employment Charity
• Forces Families Jobs

Access to healthcare:

• Mental health support for veterans, service leavers and reservists - NHS
• Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance
• Combat Stress
• Veterans Gateway
• One Vision Uniformed Services CIC
• Togetherall
• Blesma The Limbless Veterans
• Stand Easy
• Defence Medical Welfare Service

Financial assistance:

• Discover My Benefits

Further support

Information and guidance for other types of support:

• The Salvation Army
• Forces Connect App
• HM Armed Forces Veteran Card
• Association of Service Drop-In Centres (ASDIC)
• Naval Families Federation (NFF)
• RAF Families Federation
• Care after Combat
• Help For Heroes
• Female Veteran's Transformation Programme
• The Confederation of Service Charities (Cobseo)