Job Centre Plus' have a number of service that may be helpful to members of the armed forces.

This includes having an armed forces champion in every Jobcentre Plus district who ensures that we provide support that meets your needs.

This page explains the role of the armed forces champion and the way you and your families can access the services.

The Armed Forces Champion provides Jobcentre Plus support to:

• Veterans, Service leavers, Serving personnel within their resettlement period, Spouses and civil partners of serving and ex-service personnel.

Champions maintain close contact with Jobcentre Plus staff, who make the champion aware of armed forces issues and raise issues with them if you request it. Champions are not always based in the jobcentre.

The role of the armed forces champion is to:

• Support members of the armed forces community and build staff capability to provide Armed Forces support within their Jobcentre Plus district; they personally handle some claims, supporting you into work, and can help resolve complex cases
• Develop and maintain joint working arrangements between Jobcentre Plus and the armed forces community in their Jobcentre Plus district
• Provide information to Jobcentre Plus staff about specific armed forces initiatives
• Provide an understanding of the issues the forces community face that can be a barrier to employment.
• Be the first point of contact for Jobcentre Plus staff the Service Charities and Single Service organisations and services to advise on queries regarding individual armed forces cases.
• Focus specifically on the Jobcentre Plus support available to veterans, service leavers, those within a resettlement period and spouses and civil partners of serving and ex-service personnel – where necessary and appropriate, the champions will work to put support in place

You can tell your champion about an issue through your:

• Universal Credit online account
• Jobcentre Plus Work Coach
• Local Jobcentre Plus office

The URL attached will foreward you to a page helping you find & your local job centre plus.

The Ministry of Defence website provides information on military veteran policies, healthcare, housing, records, pensions and more.