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Be the Boss!
Early Access to New Deal for Partners of current or ex-members of HM Armed Forces
Remount to ease transition to civilian life
Starting Your Own Business
Home Responsibilities Protection
Resettlement Is For Families Too
Some tips on claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance
Stick or Bust?

Be the Boss!

‘Be the Boss’ is a new service from The Royal British Legion aimed at supporting recent UK Service Leavers to plan, fund and grow their own small businesses. Funded by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Legion and its partner organisations will offer training in small business set-up, assistance in writing a business plan and financial forecast, funding to assist in the launch or growth of a business, periodic health checks and business mentoring to applicants from across the United Kingdom. For full details visit www.civvystreet.org/tabid/5880/default.aspx

Early Access to New Deal for Partners of current or ex-members of HM Armed Forces

New Deal is a programme that gives people on benefits the help and support they need to look for work, including training and preparing for work. Eligibility for New Deal is generally based on how long someone has been unemployed and claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). In some cases early access to New Deal can be agreed. Read more >>

Remount to ease transition to civilian life

The UK’s armed forces are undergoing the most intense period of operational commitment since the Second World War. For service men and women who leave the forces to return to normal civilian life, the transition is more stressful than ever before. As a result, a new programme has been created to help members of the armed services from all ranks to prepare for the transition from military to civilian life, called the Remount Programme. Visit their website for more information: www.remount.net

Starting Your Own Business

Points to consider before starting up a new business. Read more >>

Home Responsibilities Protection

Did you know that if you are not working at the moment, or not earning enough to pay National Insurance contributions, and are caring for someone, you may still be able to ensure that your basic Retirement Pension is protected? Read more >>

Resettlement Is For Families Too

If your soldier is leaving the Army and already talking to the Career Transition Partnership about his resettlement, you might have wondered if you could be included in the resettlement process. Read more >>

Some tips on claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance

Information on JSA whether you are moving Inside the UK, Returning to the UK from Overseas or Moving Overseas from UK. Read more >>

STICK OR BUST?

If you don’t feel that you are being properly paid for the work that you do, there are some ways of making your employer realise this without just demanding a pay rise at every opportunity (although that can be a very good way to make the point!). Read more >> 

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