Veterans

Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: ‘We pay solemn tribute’
Homelessness

Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: ‘We pay solemn tribute’

The prime minister promised ‘homes for heroes’ up until 2026 as he hosted veterans and charities at Number 10

Afghan veterans and their families who fled Taliban to UK at risk of homelessness as crisis looms
Homelessness

Afghan veterans and their families who fled Taliban to UK at risk of homelessness as crisis looms

Veterans who risked their lives for us in Afghanistan are at risk of homelessness

‘Fireworks sound like war’: Ex-RAF member with PTSD warns of bonfire night’s impact on veterans
Veterans

‘Fireworks sound like war’: Ex-RAF member with PTSD warns of bonfire night’s impact on veterans

A new campaign has launched ahead of Bonfire Night calling for people to register their fireworks displays to alert veterans and others with PTSD

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK
Homelessness

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK

Can the government deliver on its promise to end veteran homelessness by the end of this year?
Veterans

Can the government deliver on its promise to end veteran homelessness by the end of this year?

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‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
LGBT+ veterans

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

Spring Statement: £20million investment in housing veterans a ‘welcome surprise’
Veterans

Spring Statement: £20million investment in housing veterans a ‘welcome surprise’

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
Career advice

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community
Remembrance

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community

A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance

A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

How many veterans are homeless in the UK?
Homelessness

How many veterans are homeless in the UK?

Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too
Housing

Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too

‘It’s despicable:’ Veterans frozen out of pandemic support
Social Justice

‘It’s despicable:’ Veterans frozen out of pandemic support

‘Asking for help’s the hardest part’: Veteran goes from homeless to keyworker
Employment

‘Asking for help’s the hardest part’: Veteran goes from homeless to keyworker

More than 3,500 homeless veterans slipping through net, say campaigners
Housing

More than 3,500 homeless veterans slipping through net, say campaigners

Veteran suicide figures ‘rely on guesswork’
News

Veteran suicide figures ‘rely on guesswork’

Dan Snow traces the history of shell shock in new BBC documentary
TV

Dan Snow traces the history of shell shock in new BBC documentary

Soldier On: new play about PTSD performed by veterans goes on tour
Culture

Soldier On: new play about PTSD performed by veterans goes on tour

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Facing down PTSD
News

Facing down PTSD

Former services personnel face “homelessness ticking time bomb”
News

Former services personnel face “homelessness ticking time bomb”

Virtual reality experience fights the invisible enemy of veterans
News

Virtual reality experience fights the invisible enemy of veterans

John Bird on PTSD: When we ignore trauma we light the touch paper
Opinion

John Bird on PTSD: When we ignore trauma we light the touch paper