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Sign up for a SSAFA Forces Help children's holiday
Delivering the health commitments in the Command Paper
Disability Benefits
MOD Disability & Additional Needs Policies
Carers - prevent problems after deployment by preparing before! 

Sign up for a SSAFA Forces Help children’s holiday

Summer activity breaks for young people with additional needs.

The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Families Association (SSAFA) – Forces Help is now taking registrations for this year’s holidays for disabled children, their siblings and young carers.

The fun week-long breaks, which include activities such as climbing, swimming, kayaking and horse-riding, can be a life-changing experience for youngsters, helping them to grow in confidence in a child-centred environment. They also provide parents with a much-needed break and the opportunity to recharge their batteries safe in the knowledge that their child is well cared for. For more information click here.

Delivering the health commitments in the Command Paper

Chris Long, chief executive of Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust and member of the MOD/UK Departments of Health Partnership Board, updates families on the seven health-related commitments in the Command Paper and what is being done to implement these. Read more >>

Disability Benefits

Caring for a disabled child or adult can cause changes in your financial situation. Benefits that can be claimed to ease the situation include Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Carers Allowance, Child Tax Credits, Attendance Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, VAT relief and Disabled Students Allowance.

Have you been unable to claim any of these benefits?

The Army Families Federation would love to hear from any Army family whose application for these benefits has been unsuccessful. Any information given will be kept confidential.

MOD Disability & Additional Needs Policies

JSP 820 is the MOD's Disability and Additional Needs Policy and was updated in December 06. The objectives of this Policy is to ensure that all Service personnel who have, or have a dependant with, a disability or additional needs, register with the appropriate Service career management.

 AGAI 108 - Jan 2010 is the Army Policy on the Care of Service personnel with disabled and additional needs (AN) dependants. This instruction states Army Policy and clarifies the obligations.

Both Policies emphasise that Service personnel with someone in their family with a disability or additional needs should register/notify the chain of command through unit administrative procedures in order that outline details may be included within the Service person's Record of Service (ROS).

For clarification, this covers all personnel and dependants who require any form of additional help and support for their disability or additional needs in the short or long term. If in doubt then register.

Please note, the copy of these Policies is not subject to amendment.

Help from the Army for Disabled and Additional Needs Dependants

Carers - prevent problems after deployment by preparing before!

We are all aware of the difficulties families face at the time of deployment. The general pages on this website cover a lot of issues relevant to all at this time. I would urge that you read these and follow the practical advice given. However, we cannot hide the fact that those of us who care for others have differing needs. At a time such as this it is vital to acknowledge this, and make every effort to prevent problems occurring by preparing as much as possible.  Read more >>

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