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The Ministry of Defence did not allocate specific funding to supporting veterans and their families with the cost of living crisis in Financial Year 2021-22. Through its Veterans Welfare Service, Veterans UK provides one-to-one welfare support and advice to veterans or anyone supporting a veteran, their families and dependants. However, veterans are entitled to the same cost of living support offered by the National, Local, and Devolved Governments wherever they reside, in common with the general population. This includes the Energy Price Guarantee, Cost of Living payments, and Council Tax rebate as applicable to their location and personal circumstances.<\/p>
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The answer to this Question is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4855", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Atherton"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wrexham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sarah Atherton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-10-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-10-24T16:33:58.373Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Veterans: Cost of Living"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) families of veterans have contacted his Department for financial support on the cost of living in the financial year 2021-22.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4873", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachel Hopkins"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Luton South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachel Hopkins"} ], "uin" : "67276"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524142", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1524142/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Veterans, as civilians, are entitled to the same cost of living support offered by the National, Local, and Devolved Governments wherever they reside, in common with the general population. This includes the Energy Price Guarantee, Cost of Living payments, and Council Tax rebate as applicable to their location and personal circumstances. Veterans may receive financial support targeted at them as a distinct group from their Regimental Associations or Service Benevolent Funds. However, Regimental Associations and Benevolent Funds are registered charities and, therefore, independent of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Additional support is also available from the wider Armed Forces charitable sector.
For these reasons, Armed Forces veterans and their families do not receive direct financial support from the Armed Forces, nor is there any facility for them to contact the Services to receive financial assistance. Advice and welfare support for veterans and their families is instead provided by the MOD via Veterans UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterans-uk<\/a>
Any veteran struggling with their finances should contact Veterans UK in the first instance, who can then advise on appropriate avenues of support. Service Personnel who transition from service with welfare needs are referred to the Veterans\u2019 Welfare Service.<\/p>"}
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