AFF Briefings

01   Families' Issues

AFF ensures that the evidence provided from families is shared with the chain of command and key decision makers to highlight any disadvantage, challenges or emerging issues. For more information on the key issues raised, please see the following reports:

Families’ Concerns 2020
Families Concerns 2019
Families Concerns Jan – Jun 2019
Families Concerns 2018

02   AFF Briefings

2019

• Service children and young people’s (under 16 years of age) mental health provision
• Challenging the Minimum Income Threshold for Commonwealth soldiers and their families

2018

• Lifting the lid on transition: The families’ experience and the support they need
• AFF Brief: Use of WhatsApp impacting on Army families work life balance
• AFF Evidence Portfolio August 2018
• Military spousal/partner employment: Identifying the barriers and support required

2017

• UWO F&C Command Brief
• Parenthood in the Armed Forces – identifying the issues and support required
• Pupil funding for Service children in Wales
• Impact of the new ‘landlord tax’ rules on Army families
• The overseas supportability process
• Service Pupil Premium funding for Service children under five
• Rental allowance for Service families
• Divorced Spouses Access to Social Housing

2016

• How we live as an Army family
• Compromises of Army life survey
• New tax rules impact on Army accidental landlords
• Funding for Service children under five
• AFF FAM Manifesto (see the AFF Surveys page for 2016 AFF Big Survey briefs)