Whether you are looking for help, guidance or just advice, the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner’s Office work collaboratively with the Northern Ireland Veterans Support Office and all veteran friendly organisations within Northern Ireland, to signpost veterans to a service that can help them depending on their need. We are committed to supporting UK veterans both in Northern Ireland and the Island of Ireland.
There are a large number of service and public charities with differing specialisms, that can help veterans through the toughest of times. Below are the links and contacts of some of those providers that can offer assistance to you.
Local Veteran Support
Veteran Welfare Service NI – Formerly UDR & R IRISH (HS) Aftercare Service
Website: Veterans Welfare Service NI Tel: 02890 420145
Email: dbsafvs-vws-ni@mod.gov.uk
NI Veterans Commissioner’s Office
Website: www.nivco.co.uk Tel: 02825 483169
Northern Ireland Veterans Support Office
Website: www.nivso.org.uk Tel: 02895 216784
Andy Allen Veteran Support NI
Website: www.aavsni.com Tel: 02890 747071
Decorum NI
Website: www.decorumni.co.uk Tel: 02891 457565
Military & Police Support West Tyrone
Website: www.mapswesttyrone.org.uk Tel: 02882 245459
MUVE – Mid-Ulster Victims Empowerment
Website: www.muve.org.uk Tel: 02886 763349
South East Fermanagh Foundation
Website: www.seff.org.uk Tel: 02867 723884
Veterans Adviceline for Statutory Professionals
Email: vasp@sommenursing.org Tel: 07551 397384
Veteran Health & Wellbeing
Beyond the Battlefield
Website: www.beyondthebattlefield.org Tel: 02891 228389
BLESMA The Limbless Charity
Website: http://www.blesma.org Tel: 0131 2262910
Brooke House
Website: www.brookhouse.co.uk Tel: 02889 531223
Combat Stress
Website: www.combatstress.org.uk Tel: 02890 269990
Defence Medical Welfare Service NI (Veterans)
Website: www.dmws.org.uk
Email: referralsNI@DMWS.org.uk Tel: 0800 999 3697
Help for Heroes
Website: www.helpforheroes.org.uk Tel: 0300 3039888
Inspire Wellbeing
Website: www.inspirewellbeing.org Tel: 02890 328474
Walking with the Wounded
Website: walkingwiththewounded.org.uk Tel: 01263 863900
Benevolence Funding & Finance
Army Benevolent Fund
Website: www.thesoldierscharity.org Tel: 02892 678112
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
Website: www.rafbf.org Tel: 03001 021919
Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity
Website: www.rnrma.org.uk Tel: 02393 871520
Royal British Legion
Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk Tel: 0808 802808
SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity
Website: www.ssafa.org.uk Tel: 02890 327740
UDR Benevolent Fund
Website: www.udrbenevolentfund.com Tel: 07720 677838
Make the Call
Website: www.nidirect.gov.uk/makethecall Tel: 0800 2321271
Pensions
Veterans UK
Website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterans-uk Tel: 0808 1914218
Jobs/Training
Forces Employment Charity
Email: a.surgenor@forcesemployment.org.uk Tel: 07805 725242
Legal Support
Reid Black Solicitors
Website: www.reidblack.com Tel: 02895 922744
All Rounders
These organisations can assist veterans in more than one area including health, benevolence and peer support to name but a few and *these are duplicated in other areas above.
BLESMA The Limbless Charity
Website: http://www.blesma.org Tel: 0131 2262910
Help for Heroes
Website: www.helpforheroes.org.uk Tel: 0300 3039888
Royal British Legion
Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk Tel: 0808 802808
Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity
Website: www.rnrma.org.uk Tel: 02393 871520
SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity
Website: www.ssafa.org.uk Tel: 02890 327740
In addition to the above information, the Veterans Handbook is available to download on the following link which details further services available to Veterans within NI.
