Beyond the Leisure Centre: How to make the case for active wellbeing investment
This special report from LocalGov and Alliance Leisure makes the case for repositioning council leisure provision as prevention infrastructure.
Government launches support network to help local veterans
06/05/2025 Local authority leaders have welcomed a new system designed to make it easier for veterans to access care and support but cautioned against the duplication of services. |
Social housing rules eased for veterans
27/11/2024 Councils in England can no longer require veterans to have a connection to the local area to qualify for social housing, the Government confirmed today. |
Veterans are twice as likely to run out of food, research finds
11/11/2024 Adults who have served in the UK’s armed forces are almost twice as likely to have run out of food than those who have not, new research has found. |
Starmer pledges £3.5m for veterans facing homelessness
08/11/2024 The Government has announced an extra £3.5m to support veterans facing homelessness. |
Starmer issues veterans housing pledge
24/09/2024 Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to ‘house all veterans in housing need' in his first speech to the Labour Party Conference as Prime Minster today. |
Over £8.5m made available to tackle veteran homelessness
22/12/2022 More than £8.5m of funding has been announced to help ensure no veteran is forced to sleep rough over Christmas. |
Supporting local authorities to end veterans’ homelessness
15/06/2022 Richard Gammage explains how a range of free toolkits and training can help local authorities to ‘think veteran’. |
Ex-service personnel face ‘significant housing difficulties’
08/12/2020 Some ex-service personnel still face housing difficulties despite a decade of improvements when it comes to housing outcomes for people leaving the armed forces. |
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Councils to prioritise social housing for veterans
29/06/2020 Councils have been told to give priority to members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have poor mental health when allocating social housing. |
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Councils 'failing' homeless veterans, campaigners warn
24/03/2020 Campaigners have warned councils are failing to take account of veterans in their housing and homelessness strategies. |
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Whitehall issues new armed forces ID card
09/01/2020 A new ID card for armed forces veterans has started to be issued to service leavers, according to the Government. |
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No homeless veterans
14/10/2019 Ed Tytherleigh calls on every single council to identify and refer veterans to appropriate services to ensure there are no homeless veterans. |
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Mayor announces £90,000 to help homeless veterans
02/10/2019 Homeless veterans in Yorkshire are set to receive more support as the mayor of the Sheffield City Region announces £90,000 for a local homelessness charity. |
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Council chiefs call for support in helping soldiers overcome ‘barriers’
25/09/2019 Local authority leaders have called on the Ministry of Defence to work with councils in helping members of the armed services transition to civilian life. |
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Over 3,500 homeless veterans missing out on council support
24/09/2019 Thousands of homeless veterans could be losing out on support and housing available to them, figures reveal as campaign to help homeless veterans is launched. |
