Defence Transition Services (DTS) and the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) offer a range of support to those facing specific challenges leaving the armed forces, including housing information and guidance. They also offer regular briefs to help plan ahead for your housing options. This support has replaced that previously offered by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO).
PLANNING AHEAD
DTS online briefs explain the process for leaving your service accommodation and experts provide house purchase and private rental information. They can also highlight any charitable support available if needed. There is an opportunity to ask questions and access the wider holistic support that DTS and VWS can offer service leavers and their families facing challenges.
LEAVING SERVICE
Whatever the reason you’re leaving – whether it’s end of commitment, medical discharge or leaving unexpectedly for other reasons like a relationship breakdown – there may be ways DTS can help if your accommodation options aren’t clear and you find yourself without a place to go to. Support is available to service leavers and/or their spouses and you can be supported separately if required. You can ask your chain of command to refer you, or you can self-refer, using the DTRP 1 or DTRP 2 forms, available at gov.uk.
DTS can help with considering different housing options and their likely availability. It can also help you access different housing services and navigate and understand the many different extra sources of assistance that exist across government and charities.
When DTS gets your referral it will talk through your situation, what help you need and then work out an action plan with you.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To make a referral or access further information on all their services, see gov.uk/guidance/getting-additional-support-when-leaving-the-armed-forces.
For further details on housing services and to book onto the briefs, search ‘civilian housing’ at gov.uk
Any questions? Contact the triage team at DBSVets-DTS-Central@mod.gov.uk