The People’s Promise to Veterans is a way of showing our Armed Forces community, and those with the power to make change happen, just how many of us care.

Often dealing with injuries and illness, many veterans need additional support after service. And they are telling us that that help simply doesn’t exist. With global threats rising, the cracks in support for those who have protected us will only get bigger.

What is the People's Promise to Veterans?

By adding your name to the People's Promise, you'll be showing that you support

  1. Better access to healthcare for veterans. Where professionals understand their unique challenges and have the tools to meet them.
  2. Financial security for veterans. No veteran should face unnecessary hurdles to get the compensation, benefits or support they are entitled to.
  3. Consistent support for veterans. No-one should be disadvantaged by a failing system that leaves the people who protect us to struggle on their own because of where they live.
  4. A society that fulfils its duty to veterans. Supporting veterans is a shared duty. From government to business, communities to individuals, we all have a role to play - and we can all do more.

In 2007, Help for Heroes were there on the ground when the Hercules carrying our wounded, sick and injured touched down on UK soil – and we’ve been there for our veterans and their families ever since. Every day, our team hears stories from those we support, and the ways they feel let down by the nation they served. We don’t believe that’s right. The People’s Promise asks the Great British Public to stand united and fight alongside veterans to ensure they get the lifelong care they deserve.”

Mark Elliott

Chief Advocacy Ambassador - Help for Heroes

Visit the Peace Puzzle

This summer, we’re bringing the People’s Promise to high streets — giving members of the public the opportunity to make their promise in person.

The Peace Puzzle is a large, interactive installation that represents public support for better treatment of veterans. Each piece of the puzzle symbolises an individual promise — a visible demonstration that the UK stands with those who served.

You can visit the Peace Puzzle at the following locations:

  • Gunwharf Quays Central Square, Portsmouth (view on map)
      Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 August 2025
  • Waterside Shopping Centre Lower Ground Floor, Lincoln (view on map)
      Friday 29 – Saturday 30 August 2025

Visitors will be invited to add their name to the People’s Promise and, if they wish, write their own message of support on a puzzle piece, becoming part of a growing national show of solidarity.

To read more about our Public Affairs and policy work, please visit our main Campaigning for Change page.