Training, careers and resettlement support for the Armed Forces

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 Ministry of Defence has signed what it claims is a world-first deal with Amazon Web Services through which the tech giant will support the delivery of digital skills training to senior government and military officials in the coming years.

Veterans UK launches a new online claim service.

Dr Andrew Murrison has been appointed the new Minister for Defence People as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle.

As part of Veterans UK’s continued commitment to enhancing their services, they have produced a suite of diagrams to help customers with the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS).

Johnny Mercer has been appointed minister for veterans’ affairs in the Cabinet Office.

MOD has launched a new Defence Accommodation Strategy, starting from 31 October 2023. Those in established long-term relationships will be entitled to SFA, and SFA will be allocated to the needs of Serving personnel and their families, not rank.

The Ministry of Defence has warned of recruitment schemes headhunting former British military pilots to train members of the Chinese army.

The Royal British Legion (RBL) has announced new top-up support for veterans to help them pay their energy bills. Veterans can find out if they are eligible for the grant and apply online.

Since May, the RFEA and Officers' Association have been working to combine their employment services to create a single organisation able to provide exceptional, through life career support.

Pensions go some way to providing family financial security and it is a good idea to keep an eye on pension savings as they grow. One of the ways in which the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) helps you with this is by issuing you with a Benefits Information Statement (BIS). This short article explains how the BIS works.

Future Accommodation Model (FAM) - pilot update

Armed Forces personnel who were in service both on or before 31 March 2012 and on or after 1 April 2015 with any break in service of less than 5 years will have the option to elect whether they wish to receive legacy benefits or equivalent AFPS 15 benefits for the remedy period (1 April 2015 – 31 March 2022).

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Capita joins forces with social impact firm WithYouWithMe to help military veterans fill UK’s chronic digital skills gap

A pioneering new pilot project has been launched that aims to tackle the UK’s digital skills shortage by drawing on the talents of Service leavers to fill skills gaps in areas such as cyber security operations, project management and engineering …

With its head office located just a few short yards from The Royal Welsh’s Regimental Headquarters at Maindy Barracks in Cardiff, Companies House has always been supportive of the armed forces.

In an exclusive interview with Forces News, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who is an Honorary Colonel, said there is a range of jobs available in the Palace of Westminster and he wants the number of ex-forces personnel working in Parliament to return to the levels seen many years ago.

As part of its enduring commitment to support the Services community into employment, RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity has signed a three-year agreement with Amazon Global Military Affairs to boost the multinational tech giant’s military recruitment strategy in the UK

The University of Bristol has announced it will create 400 new postgraduate scholarships. The new £4.2m annual investment – totalling £16.8m over the next four years – opens up Bristol’s world-leading research to a global audience and will help to shape the next generation of postgraduate researchers …