Useful Contacts

Aircrew Association
The Aircrew Association has branches at home and abroad where aircrew can meet and enjoy like-minded company. The association is open to all UK serving and retired military aircrew to give financial help and to record the experiences of aircrew.

Armed Services Advice Project
ASAP is a service provided by the Citizens Advice Bureau which provides free impartial advice, information and support on issues such as benefits, debt, employment, relationships and housing.

British Commonwealth Ex-Services
British Commonwealth Ex-Services helps ex-servicemen and women who served throughout the Commonwealth and who are now in need. Benevolence funds to to people across the Commonwealth through ex-service organisations.

British Limbless Ex-Serviceman’s Association
The British Limbless Ex Service Men’s Association is the national charity for limbless serving and ex-service men and women and their dependants and widows. It directly supports all service men and women who lose limbs, the use of limbs or eyes or the sight of an eye in the service of their country.

Housing and Financial Guide for Veterans.

Forces Compare
Forces Compare is a mutual, founded and run by veterans, which helps those who serve, or have served, to find the best insurance and finance options through a panel of specialist lenders. Forces Compare supports the Armed Forces Covenant and is dedicated to helping those in the armed forces community save money on finance and insurance. A percentage of profits is put aside to help veterans, specifically those seeking employment and homeless.

Headway Tayside
Headway Tayside runs support groups and organises events and outings for people with brain injury, their carers and families.

The MNA is a national membership organisation for all serving and former members of the Merchant Navy and anyone who supports their objectives.  The Association's role is to:

• foster comradeship among all those with a Merchant Navy background and supporters regardless of rank or rating
• support and assist members and others from a maritime background in times of need
• enable access to help and advice via signposting and close links with the maritime charity sector
• keep alive the vital role the Merchant Navy and fishing industry has played in our history
• inform the public about the importance of the shipping industry and its seafarers today
• lobby government for better recognition of veterans and other retired personnel
• keep members informed via the website 

Naval Families Federation
The NFF offers Royal navy and Royal Marines families an independent voice and representation, as well as providing support and guidance on the issues affecting daily life as a naval service Family.

Poppy Scotland
Through Poppy Scotland you can access details of Poppy Breaks, holidays for (mainly) disabled ex-servicemen and women. Services reflect the financial, practical and emotional issues people face today and are available to virtually everyone with a service connection.

Regular Forces Employment Association
Regular Forces Employment Association helps those leaving the armed forces find and remain in employment.

Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA)
The Royal Air Forces Association provides friendship and welfare support to serving and ex-serving members of the RAF and their families.

Royal British Legion Scotland
The Royal British Legion Scotland cares for all veterans as well as serving personnel and their families.

Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH)
The Scottish Association for Mental Health provides information on good mental health and common mental health problems such as depression, and can also signpost you to local services.

SSAFA Forces Help
SSAFA can help identify what grants or benefits you might be entitled to.

Tayside Harm Reduction Services
The specialist harm reduction team provides information and advice on safer drug use, safer injecting practices, and alternatives to injecting, BBV prevention, overdose awareness and sexual health. Clinics are held throughout Tayside. For an appointment call 01382 204248.

Veterans Aid
Veterans Aid relieves distress among ex-servicemen and women, including the merchant service, and their widows or widowers who are unemployed, homeless, or for some reasonable cause, in need. The organisation can help vulnerable veterans with accommodation, food and clothing and advice and advocacy.

Veterans UK
Veterans-UK is the single point of contact within the Ministry of Defence for veterans and their dependants seeking help, information and advice. Can answer queries directly or put callers in touch with an appropriate organisation who can help. Also responsible for claims for and administration of War Disablement Pensions and War Widows Pensions, together with claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

Veterans Scotland
Veterans Scotland is an association of 53 organisations connected either wholly or partially by the common aim of working with the veterans’ community in Scotland.

Veterans Shareline
Veterans Shareline is a free weekly hour long telephone friendship and support group for injured armed forces veterans. Contact Gabby Cheung on 01752 816251, email gabby@community-network.org, or Chris Rankin on 01752 812674, email chris@community-network.org for more info.

Veterans Welfare Service
The Veterans Welfare Service is committed to enhancing the quality of life for Veterans and beneficiaries of pensions and compensation schemes, and all their dependants. It also focuses on providing support that will enable the seamless transition from service to civilian life, assists bereaved families or respond to key life events that present welfare needs.

War Widows Association
The War Widows Association is a pressure group to improve conditions of war widows and their dependants in Great Britain. The War Widows Association also represents those who have suffered the loss of their partner in peacetime, when the death was attributable to their service life.