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Veterans: Government Assistance

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79019

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the VALOUR scheme will become available to all veterans.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

VALOUR is a new programme that will give all veterans across the UK easier access to the essential care and support that is available to them, overseen by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs in the Ministry of Defence. It will improve the coordination of services at a national, regional and local level to ensure that veterans receive the support they need.

The programme will start supporting veterans in 2026.

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