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A charity born out of inspiration from a veterans project on DIY SOS has been praised for helping ex-service personnel in north-east England.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Historic veterans charity Haig Housing has been praised by Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer at a visit to the group's site in Morden, south-west London.
The public and employers have given their backing to veterans of the UK Armed Forces, in a new study by YouGov into perceptions of former military personnel.
A speech from Minister Johnny Mercer to the annual conference of the Veterans Trauma Network.
More than £8.5 million of funding has been announced in order to ensure no veteran should sleep rough this Christmas, and veteran homelessness is ended in 2023.
The Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report, published by the Government today and covering the period 2021-2022, details the key improvements and progress on the Covenant’s core goals
A new study from the University of Manchester has found that veterans are at no greater risk of suicide than the general population, although some cohorts need additional support.
An open letter from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer, following the announcement of an independent inquiry to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by British Armed Forces in Afghanistan
A new medal has been awarded to veterans of Britain's nuclear testing programme.
The government has launched the first ever UK-wide survey, for veterans and their families.
Progress in healthcare, housing and employment outlined six months on from the government’s Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Bids open for £5 million funding for the Veterans' Health Innovation Fund to enhance veterans’ healthcare
An open letter from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer to veterans and their families
An opinion piece by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, published in The Express
A call for evidence has been launched to share views on the treatment of veterans affected by the pre-2000 ban on homosexuality in the armed forces.
A National Insurance contributions holiday for businesses who employ armed forces veterans comes into force on 6 April 2021.
Armed forces veterans suffering a mental health crisis will receive specialist care as part of a new Op Courage service.
Every member of the Royal Navy can now boost their mental health and fitness with access to an offline version of the mental health platform HeadFIT.
The Ministry of Defence has introduced a new policy to allow former Armed Forces personnel who were dismissed from service on the basis of their sexuality to apply to have their medals restored.
The Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) has today announced the appointment of new Director Jessie Owen.
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