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Find support for veterans and their families

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Office for Veterans' Affairs

This directory lists organisations that provide support to veterans of the UK armed forces and their families.

You can filter results by location and select as many areas of support as you need.

This should not be taken as an exhaustive list of all services on offer to veterans and their families in the UK.

The government is not liable for any services that fail to meet an individual's requirements or standards. The inclusion of these organisations or services should not be taken as endorsement by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs.

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Phone: 0808 802 1212
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Helps With Homelessness, crisis accommodation
  • Access Op FORTITUDE: Support pathway for ex-service people experiencing homelessness

    Op FORTITUDE is the government-backed centralised referral pathway designed to support veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

  • Defence Transition Services

    Defence Transition Services helps service leavers and their families who face challenges as they leave the military and adjust to civilian life.

  • East Durham Veterans Trust

    The East Durham Veterans Trust provides support around mental health, finance, housing and social inclusion to veterans and their families in the North East.

  • East Sussex Veterans' Hub

    The East Sussex Veterans' Hub provides non-clinical support to veterans, including advice and guidance on welfare, wellbeing, coping and mentoring.

  • EDs Homes

    EDs Homes is a veteran accommodation provider that offers supported shared housing for veterans and their immediate family in Wigan and Bolton.

  • Erskine Veterans Charity

    The Erskine Veterans Charity supports veterans in Scotland, offering care homes, supported living accommodation and an activity centre available to veterans in the community.

  • Help 4 Homeless Veterans

    Help 4 Homeless Veterans is a charity that supports veterans facing homelessness in the Yorkshire and Humber area.

  • NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board

    The NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board has dedicated armed forces link workers who provide support for anyone from the armed forces community currently living in Somerset.

  • Queen Victoria Seafarers Rest

    The Queen Victoria Seafarers Rest is based in London and provides long-term and transitional accommodation as well as welfare support to active and retired seafarers, veterans of the armed forces and others in need.

  • Royal British Legion

    The Royal British Legion is the UK's largest armed forces charity and provides a range of support to veterans and their families.

  • Royal British Legion Industries

    Royal British Legion Industries is a national veterans charity that helps the armed forces community by providing care pathways, housing and employment support.

  • Royal Navy Officers' Charity

    The Royal Navy Officers' Charity supports serving and retired Royal Navy Officers, along with their dependants.

  • Scottish Veterans Residences

    Scottish Veterans Residences is a registered social landlord that provides supported and general-purpose accommodation to veterans in Scotland.

  • SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity

    SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need.

  • The Armed Forces Outreach Service

    The Armed Forces Outreach Service is a local authority and housing provider partnership service covering Newcastle, Gateshead and County Durham in the North East of England.

  • The Bolton Guild of Help

    The Bolton Guild of Help provides financial, material and pastoral support to the Bolton military family.

  • The Bridge for Heroes

    The Bridge for Heroes provides direct help and support to veterans and their families in West Norfolk and beyond.

  • The Buchanan Trust

    The Buchanan Trust provides short-term rural housing in Herefordshire, along with training and work experience for veterans to help them transition to civilian life.

  • Veterans Contact Point

    Veterans Contact Point is a charity that supports local veterans and their families in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull areas.

  • Veterans In Crisis

    Veterans in Crisis provides support to veterans in Sunderland, addressing issues such as homelessness, mental health and unemployment.

  • Veterans Outreach Support

    Based in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, Veterans Outreach Support offers welfare, wellbeing and mental health support to UK armed forces and Merchant Navy veterans, as well as their spouses and partners.

  • Veterans Welfare Service

    The Veterans Welfare Service is part of the Ministry of Defence, and supports veterans and their families with issues around benefits, bereavement support and compensation schemes.

  • Walking With The Wounded

    Walking With The Wounded supports those who served and their families through mental health, employment and care coordination programmes.