New Accommodation Offer update Following the release of the draft New Accommodation Offer policy, a petition has been launched to ask the government to review it and undertake further consultation with Service personnel before it is launched. Housing News Posted on 22 Feb 2024 12 COMMENTS
Wraparound childcare – new claims and registration process The way you register and claim for wraparound childcare (WAC) has changed. Education & Childcare News Posted on 19 Feb 2024 LEAVE A COMMENT
Ask AFF Colchester Roadshow The Ask AFF Roadshow recently visited Colchester, where we met 16 Air Assault Brigade serving personnel and families. Our specialist team answered a wide range of enquiries covering key subjects... About AFF News Posted on 31 Jan 2024 LEAVE A COMMENT
New Accommodation Offer draft policy released Ahead of the launch of the New Accommodation Offer on 11 March 2024, the MOD has released the draft policy Housing News Posted on 19 Jan 2024 LEAVE A COMMENT
Winter Army&You – military spouse and partner employment Army&You winter 2023/24 edition features how the mobile nature of Army life can make employment for spouses and partners challenging. About AFF News Posted on 11 Jan 2024 LEAVE A COMMENT
AFF focus – the job front Over the next few months, we will be focusing on employment. We’ll be taking a look at whether spouses and partners have experienced new employment barriers post-COVID or is remote working making a difference for families? Employment & Training News Posted on 2 Jan 2024 1 COMMENT
Armed Forces Covenant annual report 2023 The 2023 report, which gives an update on the support provided to the Armed Forces community in the last year, has now been published. News Posted on 18 Dec 2023 LEAVE A COMMENT
Childminder start-up grants in England In March 2023 the government announced that it would be opening a childminder start-up grant scheme. News Posted on 4 Dec 2023 LEAVE A COMMENT
Spreading the word about FFJ AFF’s Employment & Training Specialist, Lucy Ritchie and AFF’s Forces Families Jobs (FFJ) Administrator, Sarah Johnson recently attended the Career Change and Apprenticeship Expo, organised by the Forces Employment Charity. About AFF Employment & Training News Posted on 30 Nov 2023 LEAVE A COMMENT
Funding for charities that support the Armed Forces community The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has announced that it has awarded £2.9 million of grants under the Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme; awarding 31 projects across the UK which deliver tangible change within Armed Forces communities. News Posted on 15 Nov 2023 LEAVE A COMMENT