Service Welfare

SERVICE WELFARE

The Armed Forces recognise the importance of supporting their service personnel and their families in peacetime and war by helping prevent or reduce the effects of personal difficulties, especially those that arise as a result of service life.

The general level of welfare support given by the Armed Forces differs between locations. In Great Britain, families are expected to make use of the many facilities open to the civilian community for the likes of doctors/dentists, schools and social services. Overseas, the Armed Forces will provide many of these facilities in most locations.

General welfare advice is available from;
Unit Families Offices
The Soldier's Sailor's and Airmen's Families Association (SSAFA Forces Help)
HIVEs
The Naval Personal and Family Service (NPFS)
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Family Support
The Naval Families Federation (NFF)
Royal Marines Welfare Organisation
The Army Welfare Service (AWS)
The Army Families Advice Bureau (AFB)
The Army Families Federation (AFF)
Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO)
and Personal and Family Support Workers. In brief, these welfare organisations offer assistance with:

Further information of what these welfare organisations are able to offer is available by clicking on their initials in the list above.