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25 Veterans

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1 Introduction

2. What financial help can I get?

3. Does my war pension affect my welfare benefits?

The first £10 a week of your basic war pension is not counted as income when the Department for Work and Pensions is calculating what level of means-tested benefits (such as Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or pension credit) to pay. But the rest of your war pension counts as income and will affect your benefit. If you need more help on your benefits and how they affect your war disablement pension, contact:

• the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency;
• The Royal British Legion;
• the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (SSAFA-FH); or
• Citizens Advice.

See 'Further help' below for how to contact these organisations.

4. What happens if I go into hospital or need extra care?

5. What if I need help finding somewhere to live?

6. What help can I get to find work when I leave the forces?

7. Where can veterans with special needs get help?

8. How can I claim my medals from my time in service?

9. How can I get hold of my service record?

10. Passports for veterans

11. Further Help

12. About this leaflet

This leaflet is published by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) and the Ministry of Defence. It was written in association with Citizens Advice.

The leaflets are regularly updated but the law may have changed since they were printed so the information in them may be incorrect or out of date.

Leaflet Version: October 2007