Welfare
Care and Support for our soldiers and their families - there for you when you need us.
The AGC recognises the challenges and stress that come hand in hand with military life and are committed to ensuring that our soldiers and their families receive care and support 24/7.
Benevolent Grants
In time of need, hardship or distress the AGC Benevolent Grant is available for serving and retired personnel, Reservists and their eligible dependants.
Financial assistance may be given for help with the costs of: Disability adaptation in the home, mobility equipment, help with priority debts, food vouchers, clothing and household necessities, medical travel and accommodation grants to support families travelling long distance for specialist care and unforeseen travel costs following a family bereavement.
No one can foresee what may happen and how it happens; the AGC will always try to help and if it is unable to it will signpost you to another Organisation.
Army Welfare Service
The Army Welfare Service (AWS) is the Army's professional welfare provider. It delivers a comprehensive and confidential welfare service responsive to the needs of individuals and families including: personal support, community support - including deployment support for families, an information network (HIVE) and joint service housing advice.
The AWS support is offered to: Regular Soldiers, their families and communities, the Army Reserve and Reservists and in certain cases Veterans and MoD Civilians overseas.
Further information can be found by clicking on this link
Please see below links to Community Support and by clicking Veteran Support you will be taken to a Veteran Hub.
The AGC cannot take any responsibility for the content on their websites or how they manage their services.
Gurkha Services - tailored support for Gurkha veterans and their families who have settled in the UK.
SSAFA Cyprus Service Hub - information for service personnel and their families based in Cyprus.
Services Cotswold Centre - short term transit accommodation for service personnel and their families.
Short breaks for families who have a child with a disability or additional need.
Serving or retired abroad?
The Royal British Legion has 96 branches outside of the UK.
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Service Children in State Schools (SCISS) is a voluntary affiliated network of state-maintained schools in England that have any number of service children on roll.
Little Troopers is a registered charity supporting all military children who have parent(s) serving in our British Armed Forces, regular or reserve.
Army Dependants Trust is a charity which provides discretionary cash awards to dependants of officers and soldiers who dies in service, from whatever cause , on or off duty. A small annual donation will ensure that the Trust is able to relieve financial hardship for the member's family in the immediate period following their loss.
The Icarus Charity provide therapy, counselling and help for a range of difficulties and problems which often evolve from trauma, PTSD or other conditions such as anger management, alcohol and drug abuse.
The support is offered to both serving personnel and veterans, regardless of rank, age, unit or service record.
All calls and enquiries are confidential and you will receive contact and support within 24 hrs.
Contact Group (‘Contact’) is the collaboration of statutory and non-statutory (charity, academic and professional) organisations working to improve mental health support to the UK armed forces community including serving personnel, veterans and their families.
The Charity for Civil Servants support civil servants, past and present, when times are tough, listening without judgement and offering practical, financial and emotional support.
