Welfare and Support Services
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Our Area Welfare Team is here to help. We are part of the Legion's extensive Poppy Support services. If you are serving, have served or are the dependent or carer of someone who has served in the UK's Armed Forces, then you are eligible for our help.
We can offer financial aid in an urgent crisis, help homeless ex-Service people get back on their feet, advise on compensation claims, offer careers advice for those looking to make a fresh start after leaving the Forces, arrange home or hospital visits and much more.
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If you want to speak to someome more local you can contact your local branch.
You can also use our online self-help knowledge base to find the information you need.
Topics covered include:
- Financial help including war pensions and compensation, money & debt advice and benefits.
- Housing including homelessness, housing advice, service accommodation and Care homes and supported accommodation.
- Mental wellbeing including accessing support, about mental wellbeing and bereavement.
- Physical health including rehabilitation & recovery, service related illnesses, healthcare services and Healthy Start vouchers.
- Living independently including home aids & adaptions, mobility, care and applying for disability benefits.
- Employability including finding a job, education & learning and self employment
- Social support including support groups, family matters, support for carers and support for offenders.
- Branch Community Support.
Useful Telephone Numbers
The Royal British Legion Contact Centre: 8am–8pm, 7 days a week:
0808 802 8080 (free from UK landlines and main mobile networks)
Veterans Gateway: The team of advisors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week:
0808 802 1212
Armed Forces Covenant
Full details of the services available through the Covenant in Northamptonshire are at:
https://www.afcnorthamptonshire.co.uk/Pages/home.aspx
This includes details of all local breakfast clubs and veteran's hubs.
