Overview
- The government announced on Thursday that it has awarded a second VALOUR funding round of £13.2 million to 21 organisations to create new veteran support centres across the UK.
- Combined with an earlier round that gave more than £13 million to 14 organisations, total allocations now exceed £26 million of a planned £50 million rollout due to complete by early 2027.
- VALOUR will be run from a headquarters in the Office for Veterans’ Affairs inside the Ministry of Defence, with field officers tasked to coordinate regional partners and local delivery.
- Recognised centres, a national helpline and GOV.UK resources will offer in-person and remote help for veterans and their families to access health care, housing support, employment advice and wellbeing services.
- Official communications contain conflicting estimates of the veteran population served (references to both one million and two million), a messaging inconsistency that does not change the announced funding or timetable.