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A NEW HOME FOR A VETERANS IS JUST A CLICK AWAY
A new website has been launched to help ex-Service people apply for veterans’ housinganywhere in Scotland…

The website has been set up by Veterans Scotland (the umbrella group for ex-Service charities in Scotland) and funded by the Veterans Challenge Fund and ex-Service charities. It supports the housing initiative, which involves a number of organisations that specialise in providing housing for veterans. Together they have developed the Combined Housing Register (CHR). The CHR works by helping veterans find accommodation best suited to their needs with rent cheaper thannormal rent arrangements.

The website is simple to use - the application process allows people to express interest in a suitable area of Scotland and by clicking on a map, browse all properties currently available.

The application form can then either be completed online, downloaded or requested by calling the Housing Manager on 0131 550 1595.

For more information call 0131 557 2782,
Email:
enquiries@veteransscotland.org.uk
or visit www.veteransscotland.org.uk

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SPVA has been formed through a merger of the Veterans Agency (VA) and Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency (AFPAA). The new Agency will provide for the first time, a range of ‘through life’ support functions direct to around 900,000 serving and ex-Service personnelfrom five main sites.

SPVA offers the following services to the Armed Forces and the Veterans community:

• Pay, allowances and expenses through ‘Joint Personnel Administration’ self service access;
• War Disablement Pensions;
• Armed Forces Pension Schemes;
• Armed Forces Compensation Scheme;
• Administration of medals and veterans badges;
• Casualty and Compassionate administration via the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC);
• A nationwide Welfare Service providing support to Veterans and Widows from 25 offices across the UK and Ireland;
• Pay and allowance dispute resolution via the Pay and Allowance Casework Cell (PACC);
• All mobilisation and termination administration via the Tri-Service Mobilisation and Termination Cell;
• Tri-Service arrangements for the storage of all Wills;
• Tri-Service Records of Service;
• A formal complaints procedure; and
• An enquiry centre service for Armed Forces personnel and helpline service for Veterans.