Funding for forces projects

Three new funding programmes will launch on 3 April 2023 aimed at improving the lives of armed forces communities. The Service Pupil Support Programme awards grants to schools to help address additional ch...

Answering your questions on education and childcare

Many of you approach AFF to ask whether you’re entitled to support for your children. Sometimes the answers are straightforward, but not always, particularly if your circumstances are a little more complex. H...

Misunderstood: The visa process for military families

The immigration rules and processes you must follow to enter and remain legally in the UK as an armed forces spouse are complex and often poorly understood. Here, AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth Specialist K...

Poetry passion for the service community

Got a passion for poetry? Even if you haven’t (yet), Front Line Poets might be for you. It’s an online writing workshop open to anybody with a forces connection where you can write, read and discuss poetry wi...

Our Army Family: Meet the Makins

Daniela Makin, her serving husband Seth and their children Raphael (7), Corin (6) and Arwen (1) have embraced life in the rainforests of British Forces Brunei during their latest posting… Namaste! I knew fro...