Covenant priorities Support is available from Armed Forces Working with our partners we aim to ensure: the following: Veterans Gateway Covenant Housing www.veteransgateway.org.uk The Armed Forces Community will 0808 8021212 FREE Phone be provided with high quality guidance Together we are working to support our local Supporting our and support when applying for social Armed Forces Community housing and private rented Armed Forces accommodation. Ministry of Defence www.mod.gov.uk and our Health and wellbeing City of Council Armed Forces The Armed Forces community will Tel: 01904 551550 enjoy the same standard of, and access Email: [email protected] Community to, public healthcare as that received by Web: www.york.gov.uk any other citizen in the local community. Ex-service (Veterans) will receive priority Council treatment where it relates to a condition which results from their service, subject Tel: 01609 779977 to clinical need. Email: [email protected] Web: www.hambleton.gov.uk Employment, education and training North County Council Tel: 01609 780780 Children of members of the Armed Email: [email protected] Forces will have the same access to Web: www.northyorks.gov.uk education (including early years services), as any other local resident. Scarborough Borough Council Access to training, education and skills Tel: 01723 232323 support will be provided to Veterans to Email: [email protected] assist them to find suitable employment Web: www.scarborough.gov.uk after services. Richmondshire District Council Support and advice Tel: 01748 829100 The Armed Forces community will Email: chloe.lewis@ have access to the same welfare benefits richmondshire.gov.uk as any other local resident. Web: www.richmondshire.gov.uk Produced on behalf of the Local Authorities Armed Forces Covenant Partnership What is the Armed Forces How you can support How businesses can Covenant? the covenant support the covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise Being aware of the UK nations’ promise So far more than 2,000 businesses in the from the Nation to those who serve, or who to our Armed Forces Community; Remove United Kingdom have pledged support for have served, and their families, that they disadvantage and look after those that have the Armed Forces Covenant. should face no disadvantage compared to given the most. All UK local authorities have other citizens in the provision of public and signed up to the Covenant since 2011. Private, public and voluntary sector commercial services. organisations of all sizes who wish to Signposting those in need of support, demonstrate their support to the Armed to the national Veterans Gateway The Armed Forces Covenant relies on Forces community can register their 0808 8021212 FREE Phone people, communities and businesses to support by signing the Armed actively support it in order to make a www.veteransgateway.org.uk Forces Covenant. positive difference. Volunteering - for example www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk/ British Legion get-involved Who Does the Armed www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ www.defencediscountservice.co.uk/ Forces Covenant Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association Support? www.ssafa.org.uk/volunteer Examples of business Regular Personnel currently serving; support include: Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Army. • Promoting the fact that you are an Armed Merchant Navy; served for at least one Our commitment Forces friendly organisation and support day on active service. Armed Forces events and initiatives Reservists; both regular and volunteer Take positive measures to prevent • Striving to support the employment of veterans those who have served for at disadvantage for the Armed Forces service spouses and partners least one day, regular or reservist. Community. • Offering flexibility in granting leave to Families Immediate family; Spouses, Honour the commitment and sacrifices spouses during deployment civil or other partners, children for whom made by the Armed Forces Community. the veteran or partner are responsible. • Offering discounts to members of the Armed Forces Community. Bereaved; Immediate family of services Recognise, respect and show gratitude personnel/veterans who have died. for the Military Services.