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Help and Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales
The Welsh Government is supporting the Armed Forces Community in Wales by working with public services to ensure that serving personnel, veterans and forces’ families can access local services which meet their specific needs.
As part of this, the Welsh Government has published its “Package of Support” which sets out the commitments to the armed forces community in Wales. Policies that the Welsh Government has in place or plans to implement include:
- Champions for Veterans and Armed Forces have been established in every LHB and NHS Trust in Wales
- The Welsh Government will provide access and support for veterans through the all-Wales Mental Health and Well-Being Service for Veterans. The service is producing Wales-wide publicity and information on the service and has developed a website with information for each LHB area for veterans (www.veteranswales.co.uk)
- Service Personnel and veterans have priority status in our Homebuy scheme;
- Veterans are entitled to Disabled facilities Grants (DFGs) from local authorities,
- Automatic entitlement to Blue Badges and eased access to concessionary travel for seriously injured veterans and personnel;
- Formalising arrangements for annual events to celebrate Armed Forces Day in both North and South Wales, to honour the service and sacrifice of veterans and serving personnel.
A copy of the Package of Support can be accessed on the Welsh Government Website:-
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/housingandcommunity/safety/armedforces/?lang=en
And this is not the end of the process. The Welsh Government has set up an “Expert Group” to advise on the public service needs of Armed Forces personnel, their families, and veterans in Wales. Membership of the Group includes representatives from the three Armed Services, the Families Federations, the Royal British Legion, the Confederation of Service Charities and HIVE.
The Package of Support will be reviewed and updated as new initiatives are introduced. The Expert Group will support this by identifying future needs and gaps in service.
For further information please contact ArmedForces@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
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