Military veterans will have access to support centres across the UK under a new system announced by the government to coincide with the VE Day commemorations.
A network of centres, called Valour, will be established across Britain with £50 million in funding. Regional field officers will be deployed to connect local, regional and national services. They will bring together charities, service providers and local government to give more support to the country’s two million veterans across housing, employment, health and welfare.
John Healey, the defence secretary, said: “The nation owes a duty to those who’ve served to defend our country, and it is only right that the government steps up our support to them. The armed forces set most people up for success in life,
