Mosque signing paves way for Muslim-owned businesses to support Armed Forces
December 14, 2016
A Nottingham Mosque signs the Armed Forces Covenant
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Covenant clears the way for community keen on conservation
December 12, 2016
£110,000 of Armed Forces Covenant funding connects communities
Paint it ERS gold
October 12, 2016
Life must have looked impossibly bleak for youngster Paul Matthews. Separated from his family at 15, he was left homeless. Yet he never stopped believing that a better life was beckoning.
Growing quiet
September 22, 2016
A gardening project in Dumfries and Galloway is helping veterans deal with PTSD
The Covenant where you are: improving the delivery of local covenant pledges
August 31, 2016
The Covenant where you are report: improving the delivery of local covenant pledges
Military spouses National Insurance credits system – UPDATED
August 15, 2016
In April 2016 HMRC and DWP introduced the Military spouses National Insurance credits system as part of their commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. This new credit allows spouses or civil partners of Armed Forces personnel who are no longer be able to top up their pension using their spouse or civil partners record to claim credits for periods that they accompanied their spouse or civil partner abroad.
A stage of life
August 15, 2016
“5 soldiers – The Body is the Frontline” is a piece of dance theatre funded by the Armed Forces Covenant showing audiences the experience of being a soldier.
Engineering a new future
August 11, 2016
Twenty-four teenage girls from schools all around the UK grabbed the opportunity of a life time at RAF Cosford. They were a part of a week-long WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) residential camp.
Rapid recovery
August 8, 2016
Watch the Not Forgotten Association in action, giving injured, wounded or sick troops and veterans the opportunity to race around Brands Hatch in supercars
Making allowances
August 2, 2016
Lieutenant Commander Kevin Meeds’ son, Harvey, sparks change under the covenant to exempt military children from Jobseeker’s allowance residency requirement