General Election 2024: The Veterans Pledge
In the run-up to 2024's General Election, we called on the next government to commit to supporting veterans and their families. Discover the outcomes of our 'Veterans Pledge' campaign here.
We amplify the voice of the Armed Forces community. We champion their needs to Government. We fight for what we believe they deserve.
At Help for Heroes, we enable veterans and their families to live well after service. We support anyone in the Armed Forces community facing challenges by providing physical, psychological, financial and welfare support. Our knowledge and expertise lie particularly in supporting long-term health conditions, both physical and mental.
In the UK, there are vital gaps in care provision for veterans and their families.
Founded in 2007, we're actively engaging with politicians, the Office for Veterans' Affairs, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), the NHS, and local and national government bodies, to address these gaps and end the injustices that veterans face.
Alongside other Armed Forces charities, we supported the passing of the Armed Forces Act 2021, and successfully led the campaign to reinstate the Veterans Mobility Fund alongside Blesma, the Limbless Veterans Charity.
Through rigorous research, we have identified the key challenges facing today’s veteran population. Ahead of the 2024 General Election, we set out our own Manifesto. Read about our policy priorities for veterans below.
Our Manifesto
In the run-up to 2024's General Election, we called on the next government to commit to supporting veterans and their families. Discover the outcomes of our 'Veterans Pledge' campaign here.
Read about some of our recent campaign wins, such as the reinstatement of the Veterans' Mobility Fund.
They protected our peace, at great cost to themselves. Let's compensate them fairly.
Being forced to leave service is when the toughest battles can begin. We are campaigning for an independent review of the current medical discharge process.
Our campaign to halt the practice of amputees having to undergo multiple benefits reassessments.
Let's add chronic pain as a condition within the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) tariffs.
Nuclear test veterans and their families deserve a compensation scheme.
Why long-term funding for veterans with hearing loss must be brought back.
Help us abolish immigration fees for non-UK veterans.
Help us ensure eligible Afghans who served alongside UK Armed Forces are resettled
We're calling upon the UK Government to fully implement the recommendations of Lord Etherton’s Review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on homosexuality in the Armed Forces upon veterans.
We're asking the government to extend the statutory powers of the Armed Forces Covenant.
We're asking for an independent review of the current firework legislation with a remit to consider tighter restrictions on their sale in England and Wales.
Our job is to ensure our wounded continue to have a voice; to champion their needs to Government and to do all we can to give them the futures they deserve.
Policy Papers related to our ongoing advocacy work and lobbying in the UK parliament.