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The Royal British Legion is here to help members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families. And we're not going anywhere.

If you are serving, or have served in the Armed Forces, then you, your dependants and carers are eligible for help and support from the Royal British Legion

Need Support?

If you are a member of the Armed Forces community and need help or advice, support is available.

For urgent or specialist support, please contact the Royal British Legion directly using their national helpline and online services.

Call: 0808 802 8080
Telephone overseas: +44 (0)20 3376 8080
Email: [email protected]

Lines are open 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week. 
We provide lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families.
Our support starts after one day of service and continues through life, long after service is over.

 

 

Who is eligible?

We are dedicated to supporting the whole Armed Forces community. This includes:

  • Currently serving and ex-service personnel who have received one day of pay.
  • Those who are currently serving or have served as a Reserve or Auxiliary personnel.
  • Those who have served with the Mercantile Marine afloat in hostile waters.
  • Currently serving or previously full-time members of Allied Civil Police Forces.
  • Those entitled to the campaign medal issued to the Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force to those giving them direct support or under their command.
  • Any member of Voluntary Aid Societies who has served full-time and in uniform in direct support of the United Kingdom Armed Forces.
  • Any British subject (by birth or otherwise) who has served one day in the Forces of an Allied nation during hostilities and received one day of pay from that nation.
  • Any British subject (by birth or otherwise) who served in a resistance organisation of an Allied nation during hostilities in which the United Kingdom Armed Forces were engaged.
  • Any person who served in the Home Guard for at least six months, or in a Bomb and Mine Disposal Unit for at least three months.
  • Any person who was awarded the Defence Medal in respect of service in the Home Guard or in a Bomb and Mine Disposal Unit.

 

Additionally, anyone who is a dependent of the eligible beneficiaries listed above could also receive help and support from the Royal British Legion.
A dependent is defined as, but not limited to:

  • Any spouse of a beneficiary.
  • Any person who is financially dependent on a beneficiary.
  • Any person who is dependent on care from a beneficiary, or the spouse of a beneficiary. This includes adults or children.
  • Any person on whom a beneficiary is dependent for care.

 

Members of Voluntary Aid Societies

If you have served in one of the Voluntary Aid Societies listed below, you may be eligible for support from the Royal British Legion. You must have served full-time and in uniform, in direct support of the UK Armed Forces.

  • British Red Cross
  • St John Ambulance Association
  • St Andrew's Ambulance Association
  • Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs)
  • First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)
  • YMCA
  • Expeditionary Forces Institutes
  • Naval Canteen Service (Afloat)
  • Salvation Army
  • Society of Friends Field Ambulance Service
  • Sea Transport Service
  • Air Transport Auxiliary
  • Royal Observer Corps - have to be in uniform and full-time employment
  • Unexploded Bomb Units (for at least three months)
  • Home Service Force
  • Women’s Voluntary Service
  • Home Guard (for at least six months)
  • Polish Resettlement Corps (naturalised British citizens living in the UK)

 

Reserve or Auxiliary services

You are eligible for support from us if you are serving or have served in one of the reserve and auxiliary services listed below. You must have received a day's pay and be 16 years or over.

  • Royal Naval Reserve
  • Women's Royal Naval Reserve
  • Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
  • Women's Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
  • Royal Marine Reserve (formally Royal Marine Forces Volunteer Reserve)
  • Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve
  • Royal Naval Special Reserve (RNSR and Special List)
  • Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Reserve
  • Royal Naval Emergency Reserve
  • Royal Marine Emergency Reserve
  • Territorial Army
  • Army Emergency Reserve
  • Territorial Army Emergency Reserve
  • Supplementary Reserve of Officers
  • Supplementary Reserve
  • Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (TA)
  • Auxiliary Territorial Service
  • Women's Royal Army Corps (TA)
  • Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
  • Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (AVR)
  • Women's Royal Army Corps (T&AVR)
  • Royal Auxiliary Air Force
  • Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, or
  • Military Hospitals Reserve (Ex-Home Hospital Reserve)

 

For further information, check out our Guidance and Advice Page.