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Rifleman's Aid Society
RHQ RGJ
Peninsula Barracks
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO23 8TS

Telephone: Number: 01962 828526
Fax: Number: 01962 828500
E-mail Address:
Website Address: www.royalgreenjackets.co.uk

Scope
Men who are serving or have served in the Royal Green Jackets, and those of former Regiments, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, The King's Royal Rifle Corps and The Rifle Brigade.

Type of Help

• General financial assistance eg, for bedding, convalescent holidays, removal expenses etc.
• The relief of widows, orphans and dependants of men who are within scope, and advice on suitable employment for such men.

Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of
Transport Association and Benevolent Fund
The Controller
Dettingen House
The Princess Royal Barracks
Deepcut
Camberley
Surrey
GU16 6RW

Tel: 01252 340891
Fax: 01252 833391

Scope
To provide financial assistance to former members of the RASC and RCT and their dependants (wives, widows, husband, widowers and offspring under the age of eighteen years) who are in need.

Type of Help

• In cases of proven need, grants are made towards such items as clothing, bedding, provision or replacement of essential domestic equipment, unusually high fuel bills, rent arrears arising from unforeseen circumstances, removal expenses in some circumstances e.g., moving into sheltered accommodation. Modest help is sometimes given towards funeral expenses for ex-servicemen and women or their spouses but such help is by no means automatic.

Royal Engineers Association
Brompton Barracks
Chatham
KENT
ME4 4UG

Telephone: Number: 01634 822394
Website Address: www.reahq.org.uk

Scope
To afford assistance in the form of grants, donations or periodical allowances to past, or present members of the Corps of Royal Engineers and their wives, widows, children or dependants who may be deserving of help and in distress.

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
67 Portland Place
London
W1N 4AR

Telephone: Number: 0207 580 8343
Fax: Number: 0207 636 7005
Website Address: www.raf-benfund.org.uk

Scope
Assists present and past members of all ranks of the RAF, WRAF and their dependants, including RAF widows who remarry but are subsequently widowed again or divorced.

Types of Help

• Housing
• Residential care
• Domiciliary Assistance
• Loans
• Education

The Royal British Legion
48 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5TJ

Tel: 0207 973 7200
Legionline: 08457 725 725
Fax: 020 7973 7239
Email:
Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk

Scope
Beneficiaries must be those who are eligible for ordinary membership, i.e., ex-servicemen or women or their wives, widows, or dependants (i.e. children of school age). Service may have been, or still be, in any of the Armed Forces of the Crown, Regular, Reserve or Auxiliary, or in the Mercantile Marine afloat during hostilities. Qualifying period is seven days. Note: Applicants do not have to be members of the Legion to qualify, merely eligible to be members or dependants of such people.

Legion Benevolent Schemes
The following schemes are available to help ex-servicemen and women and/or their dependants including widows and widowers who are in need

• Grants in Aid to those in need
• Residential Accommodation (7 homes)
• Convalescence (3 homes)
• Rehabilitation Centre - Church House
• Respite Care
• Sheltered Housing through Housing 21 and others
• Holidays for the Severely disabled
• Lifeline Phone: Alarm Systems
• Powered wheelchairs
• Hospital and Housebound Visiting
• War Pensions Advice and Assistance
• Property repair loans
• Small Business Loans
• Retraining - RBL Training College Tidworth
• Disabled Men's Industries
• RBL Attendant Company
• Training for London Taxi Drivers
• Pilgrimages Department

Note: The Legion cannot help financially with Business Debts, Nursing Home Top-Up Fees, Private Medical Corps or Funeral Expenses (except in very exceptional circumstances).

The Royal British Legion
199 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1AA
Telephone Number: 020 32072100
Fax Number: 020 32072276
Legionline: 0845 725 725
Email:
Website Address: www.britishlegion.org.uk/

The Royal British Legion (Scotland)
New Haig House
Logie Green Rd
Edinburgh
EH7 4HR
Telephone Number: 0131 557 2782
Fax Number: 0131 557 5819
Website Address: www.rblscotland.org.uk
E-mail Address:

Scope
Ex-Servicewomen, wives and widows of ex-servicemen and their dependant children.

Types of Help

• Widows and Ex-Servicewomen's Allowance
• Welfare Grants
• Children's Reserve Fund
• President's Award Scheme
• Flatlets

Royal Naval Association
82 Chelsea Manor Street
London
SW3 5RU

Tel: 020 7352 6764
Fax: 020 7352 7385
Email:
Website: www.royal-naval-association.co.uk

Scope
The Association has 450 branches throughout the United Kingdom and 37 branches overseas.

Membership is open to those serving, or who have served in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, the Reserves of these services, the Women's Services, and their Reserves. There are also Associate and Honorary Members.

Types of Help
There is a limited amount of money available in an Association Fund, to assist where a small branch cannot cope with a particular case. Should either the resources of a branch or the Association Fund be insufficient to meet the requirement, then the case if referred to the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust who arrange for the person in need to be visited, and detailed report made, which is then considered by a Grants Committee.

Royal Naval Benevolent Trust
Castaway House
311 Twyford Avenue
Portsmouth
PO2 8PE

Telephone: Number: 0239 266 0296
Fax: Number: 0239 266 0852
E-mail Address: Website Address: www.royal-navy.mod.uk/

Scope
The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust exists to help both serving and ex-serving Ratings and other Ranks of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and their immediate dependants. Dependants are considered to be wives/husbands of those who have served and their children up to the age of eighteen. Eligibility for children may be extended in certain case, particularly when the child has been infirm from birth or still in full time education. Whether or not assistance is given depends upon the circumstances of the applicant, the criteria which may be in force at the time and most important of all the discretion of the Grants Committee.

Types of Help

• Special Funds
• Jellicoe Annuities
• Pembroke House

Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation
40 Queen Anne's Gate
London
SW1H 9AP

Telephone: Number: 0207 233 1894
E-mail Address:

Scope
Widows, children and dependants of deceased Officers and men of HM Armed Forces.

Types of Help

• Continuing allowances may be granted to widows of servicemen who are in need
• Allowances
• Non recurring grants
• Widows over 60 may qualify to join a television scheme which provides sets and/or licences.
• Grants or bursaries may be given towards the education of the children of deceased officers and other ranks in a wide variety of schools.

Royal Pioneer Corps Association
51 St George's Drive
Westminster
London
SW1V 4DE

Telephone: Number: 020 7834 0415
E-mail Address:
Website Address: www.royalpioneercorps.co.uk

Scope
Ex-soldiers of the RPC and their wives, widows and dependants. The Fund cannot help men of the Labour Corps- who should be referred to The Army Benevolent Fund or SSAFA/Forces Help.

Types of Help

• Clothing
• Beds and bedding
• Convalescence
• Extra nourishment
• Travelling expenses
• Removals
• Furniture
• Debts
• Rent arrears
• Funeral Expenses
• Temporary maintenance from illness or unemployment
• Grants (not large) for equipment, tools.

For further information on ex-Service charitable funds and organisations click on the letter required.

 

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