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Critical analysis of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Aged Veterans Fund

Abstract: Background: Relatively little research is available regarding the specific needs of older military veterans and the services introduced to support them. In 2016, the …

The Map of Need: Identifying and Predicting the Spatial Distribution of Financial Hardship in Scotland's Veteran Community

Abstract: During military service, many household costs for both married and single service personnel are subsidised, and transition can leave veterans unprepared for the …

From Warrior Ethos to Obscurity: Veteran Reintegration Literature Review

Abstract: Reintegration into the civilian sector is a lived experience military members traverse as they complete their military service and earn the title “veteran.” Although …

“They Should Vanish Into Thin Air ... and Give no Trouble”: Canadian Aboriginal Veterans of World Wars

Abstract: The article presents how the introduction of the Pensions Act and Soldier Settlement Actduring the First World War and a comprehensive Veterans' Charterduring the Second …

Spillover Effects of Financial Aid for Education: Does Post-9/11 GI Bill Reduce Veteran SNAP Participation?

Abstract: Many veterans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). We study the change in the veterans’ reliance on SNAP in response to the GI Bill, the …

Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2020

Abstract: This is the ninth Armed Forces Covenant annual report since its introduction in the Armed Forces Act 2011. This report covers the period from 1 October 2019 to 30 …

Making the Benefits System Fit for Service: Improving Support for Veterans with Military Compensation (full report and executive summary available)

Abstract: After over a decade of significant conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, between 2001 and 2014, 21,756 Service men and women from the Armed Forces were medically discharged …

Taking forward the findings of the Veterans Scoping Exercise in Wales and the Strategy for our Veterans

Abstract: In November 2018, the UK wide Strategy for our Veterans was published. The strategy set out the principles and aims needed to continue to meet the needs of older …

Gambling and military Service: Characteristics, comorbidity, and problem severity in an epidemiological sample

Abstract: Active military members and veterans both show elevated risk of Gambling Disorder. However, research comparing these groups to civilians in epidemiological samples is …

Snapshot: Finance

Abstract: This Snapshot summarises financial issues affecting military personnel and veterans who are serving or have served in the full-time UK ‘Regular’ Armed Forces (AF) …

A Better Working Future for Ex-Service Personnel

Abstract: Employment of ex-Service personnel remains one of the principle challenges for all organisations looking to ensure that ex-Service personnel and their families can build …