Armed Forces Covenant

In this section

  1. About the Armed Forces Covenant
  2. Armed Forces Support Organisations
  3. Further Support for our Armed Forces Community
  4. Discounts and offers

Armed Forces Support Organisations

You can find wide range of guidance, specific to the armed forces community, below:

  • Tri Services & Veterans Support Centre providing veterans with trusted support and a community they can count on. They offer a variety of services designed to meet the unique needs of veterans and their families.
     
  • The Royal British Legion (RBL) is the UK's largest Armed Forces charity that provides lifelong support to serving personnel, veterans, and their families. It offers expert advice, financial and debt guidance, recovery and rehabilitation services, and campaigns on issues affecting the Armed Forces community.
     
  • Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Family Association (SSAFA) is the UK's oldest national tri-service military charity, providing support to serving personnel, veterans, and their families. It offers lifelong, practical assistance with issues like debt, housing, disability equipment, and emotional support.
     
  • Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) is an independent charity that provides medical welfare, mental health and social needs support to members of the armed forces community and their families, while they are receiving medical treatment. 
     
  • Op COURAGE offers mental health support for veterans, service leavers and reservists.
     
  • The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) compensates for any injury, illness or death which was caused by service on or after 6 April 2005. Please visit the website to see if you are eligible.
     
  • Fighting with Pride, Operation Equality and Royal British Legion LGBTQIA+ and Allies Branch support the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Veterans, service personnel and their families.