Wealth of family support

Family support helps soldiers to do their job, but who is supporting the family? Jill Misson finds out… “Military life has much to offer families, but we need to prepare them to cope with mobility, deploymen...

In focus – Victim Witness Care Unit

The Victim Witness Care Unit (VWCU) is part of the Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) and is independent of the chain of command. The VWCU provides a central point of contact to victims and witnesses of se...

Help with housing

Whilst the Modernised Accommodation Offer has been paused, there are two new positive elements which were rolled out in March, which may help support you financially. SINGLE LIVING ACCOMMODATION WAIVERS New...

Rewards for service

AFF Money & Allowances Specialist Claire Hallam takes a look at the role of the army allowance team… The two-person allowance team that sits within remuneration policy is currently made up of Lieutenant ...

Spending time together

Families from all three services came together at Calvert Trust’s Exmoor site for the third SSAFA short break of 2024. The 11 families took part in a wide range of activities, including horse riding, ziplinin...

Health research report

AFF is often asked to support specific research projects and studies where they complement areas of our policy work. AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, Karen Ross, provides an update on the researc...

Managing your army career

Kentigern House in Glasgow is home to the Army Personnel Centre (APC); with 104 different trade groups, 260 organisations, and assignments on a two to three-year basis, its team have their work cut out. Duri...

Help for young carers in forces families

The Children’s Society is urging forces families to help identify young carers so they can benefit from a scheme that offers a chance to benefit from improved support. Nexus, launched earlier this year, enco...

BlogSpot – Putting down roots

A blog from Army&You's summer 2024 edition by Geri Dougall Being a military wife and mum hasn’t been easy and having no stable support system or ‘village’ around you can make childcare and having your ow...

Healthcare support round-up

Moving can be stressful at the best of times but when it’s a regular occurrence, sometimes at short notice, it can be more challenging. AFF often receives enquiries about transferring healthcare and patient r...