Football supporters

October 11, 2016

When you’re a youngster with a mum or dad in the Armed Forces, sometimes you have to be a brave little soldier.

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Information a site better for people in Devon

August 18, 2016

Devon County Council has revolutionised the way in which veterans and serving armed forces personnel and their families can find information on a range of topics from, health and housing to education and leisure.

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Military spouses National Insurance credits system – UPDATED

August 15, 2016

In April 2016 HMRC and DWP introduced the Military spouses National Insurance credits system as part of their commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. This new credit allows spouses or civil partners of Armed Forces personnel who are no longer be able to top up their pension using their spouse or civil partners record to claim credits for periods that they accompanied their spouse or civil partner abroad.

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A stage of life

August 15, 2016

“5 soldiers – The Body is the Frontline” is a piece of dance theatre funded by the Armed Forces Covenant showing audiences the experience of being a soldier.

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Engineering a new future

August 11, 2016

Twenty-four teenage girls from schools all around the UK grabbed the opportunity of a life time at RAF Cosford. They were a part of a week-long WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) residential camp.

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Making allowances

August 2, 2016

Lieutenant Commander Kevin Meeds’ son, Harvey, sparks change under the covenant to exempt military children from Jobseeker’s allowance residency requirement

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Covering covenant commitments

June 28, 2016

This short video explains the core commitments of the Covenant, why we need it and what it means to the Armed Forces family and local communities.

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60 second covenant

June 27, 2016

Chief of Defence People, Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, explains what the Armed Forces Covenant is all about in 60 seconds

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