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VALOUR: the veteran support system

Support for veterans and their families in Northern Ireland

Find trusted support for veterans and their families across Northern Ireland, including help with health, housing, employment and finance.

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Health and well-being

Talk to your GP

Find out why telling your GP you’ve served in the armed forces matters.

Telling your GP you're an armed forces veteran.

Health and well-being

MoD Veteran Services

Mental health support for veterans in Northern Ireland, with confidential welfare help from MoD Veterans Services.

Mental health

Physical health support

Find NHS care, specialist support and veteran‑aware services in Northern Ireland to help you manage physical health after service.

A clinician assessing a veteran in Scotland for a physical injury.

Physical health

Disability support for veterans

Get disability support in Northern Ireland – benefits, mobility equipment and advice to live independently.

An elderly veteran receiving care from a female care working at home.

Managing disability

Accommodation and housing

Housing support

Find out why telling the Northern Ireland Housing Executive should be your first step to getting housing support.

Housing and homelessness

Op FORTITUDE

Get support for homeless veterans – advice, housing options and help to stay in your home.

Op FORTITUDE: support for homeless veterans.

Homelessness

Buying a home

Get help with buying a home in Northern Ireland – discounts, shared ownership and interest-free support.

Veterans help with buying a home in England.

Housing

Renting a home

Get help with renting a home in Northern Ireland – social renting, deposit support and veteran‑specific schemes.

Veterans help with renting a home in England.

Housing

Finding a care home

Considering a care homes or managed accommodation? Find out about your options.

A care workers supporting a veteran in a care home.

Care homes

Finance and benefits

Pensions advice

Armed forces pensions made simple – know your scheme, benefits and options.

A piggy bank symbolising pensions advice for veterans.

Pension support

Financial support

Financial support for veterans, including benefits, debt advice and money guidance to help you stay secure.

A man counting money from a wallet symbolising financial support for veterans.

Managing finances

Veteran discounts

Unlock veteran and armed forces discounts on travel, shopping and everyday essentials.

A percentage sign against a wall symbolising armed forces discounts for veterans.

Discounts for veterans

Training, employment and education

Career Transition Partnership

Leaving the armed forces? The Career Transition Partnership supports service leavers into civilian work. Available for 2 years after service.

Career Transition Partnership

Employment support

Op ASCEND

Left service more than 2 years ago? Op ASCEND offers free, expert employment support to UK veterans and their families.

Op ASCEND: free employment support designed for UK veterans. A ladder leading up to a cloud.

Employment support

Public sector careers

Thinking of working in the public sector? Find the best route in through dedicated pathways for veterans and families.

A veteran holding up wooden blocks with 'public sector' on them.

Employment support

Starting your own business

Find support to start your own business after service – training, expert advice and funding options.

Self-employment

Veteran-friendly employers

Find organisations that have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and offer veteran-friendly routes into employment.

An organisations signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

Employment support

Veteran organisations that can help

Find other veteran and armed forces organisations that can help you with training, education and employment.

Map of Northern Ireland with a pin in it, demonstrating organisations that can provide employment support to veterans in Northern Ireland.

Veteran support organisations

Legal and justice

Children, families and relationships

Help when caring for somebody

Support for carers in the armed forces community – whether you’re caring for a veteran or a veteran caring for a loved one.

Support for carers

Family support after service

Family support after armed forces service: tips for UK veterans and their loved ones to reconnect and thrive.

Parents swinging a toddler in the air, denoting family support after leaving armed forces service.

Family support

LGBT+ veterans

Honouring the service, resilience and legacy of LGBT+ veterans in the UK armed forces, including how to apply for financial recognition and restorative measures.

A Royal Marines Cadet with the LGBT+ flag by their arm.

Equalities

Veteran organisations that can help

Find other veteran and armed forces organisations that can help with children, family and relationship issues.

Map of Northern Ireland with a pin in it, demonstrating organisations that can provide children, families and relationships support to veterans in Northern Ireland.

Veteran support organisations

Records, medals, badges and cards

Apply for a Veteran Card

Validate your veteran status with the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card. Now available on smartphones too.

The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card in both digital and physical formats.

HM Armed Forces Veteran Card

Records of service

Apply for a copy of military records of service.

A World War 2 record of service.

Military records of service

Medals and badges

Apply for or replace a medal or veterans badge.

A veteran holding up a veterans badge with medal on his chest.

Service medals and veteran badges

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