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30 children visited 10 Downing Street and HMS Belfast for the ultimate D-Day history lesson, transported on a Second World War-era red London bus.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Thousands of Armed Forces personnel and members of the public will take part in events in Normandy and Portsmouth this June.
The Prime Minister will meet veterans, businesses and charities today to announce dedicated employment support service.
The government has launched a campaign to help improve veterans’ access to healthcare services, and opened applications to the £2.52 million Veterans Mobility Fund.
Today, Anisha Worbs has taken up her new role leading the Office for Veterans’ Affairs.
Thousands of Armed Forces veterans can now apply for their HM Armed Forces Veteran Card following the launch of the service.
All service leavers will receive a new card to mark their time in the armed forces.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Personnel leaving the military are to receive more support for finding jobs in civilian life thanks to a new contract between the Ministry of Defence and Reed.
The Ministry of Defence and Office for Veterans’ Affairs are jointly delivering this commitment as part of ongoing improvements to veterans support.
The Government has today launched the Application and Registration of Interest forms for new and planned restorative measures recommended by the Review.
Nuclear test veterans who made a unique contribution to the UK’s security and have received medals for their service have been praised at a dedicated reception.
An Op-Ed by Johnny Mercer, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, originally published in The Express.
As part of the New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) Agreement, the UK Government committed to several veterans-related initiatives. One of these initiatives was a study into the expansion of the UDR & R IRISH (HS) Aftercare S…
A new pilot will improve health and wellbeing services for veterans living in Northern Ireland, the Office for Veterans’ Affairs has announced.
Women veterans who have suffered sexual trauma in the military will soon have access to improved clinical support within the UK healthcare and charity sector.
On 12 September 2023, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs hosted a meeting to interrogate the evidence around Gulf War Illnesses.
A new £2.52 million Veterans’ Mobility Fund (VMF) is set to provide veterans across the UK with mobility equipment to improve their quality of life.
Thousands more veterans will receive HM Armed Forces Veteran Cards by the end of the year thanks to a £3 million injection to expand the roll-out to veterans who left service before 2018.
The Ministry of Defence has introduced an updated process for actioning War Pension and Armed Forces Scheme complaints.
Veterans’ Minister Johnny Mercer and Health Secretary Steve Barclay are urging veterans and service leavers to access specialist healthcare pathways run by NHS England and service charities.
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