Ending Veteran Homelessness

This campaign has now ended. Thank you to our members, affiliates and National Executive for your incredible support.

Thanks to our amazing community, our Ending Veteran Homelessness campaign successfully raised thousands of pounds to tackle the UK’s veteran homelessness crisis. Working alongside our partners and affiliates, we provided vital training and skills development to hundreds of homeless veterans, empowering them to rebuild their lives.

In the UK, thousands of veterans face homelessness, from rough sleeping to temporary sofa surfing and long-term hostel stays. Transitioning back to civilian life brings unique challenges:

• Trust barriers: Veterans often struggle to engage with or trust support networks without a military background.
• Shared experience: Many feel unable to share complex service trauma with people who haven’t served.
• Systemic gaps: Atypical behaviours resulting from service can leave veterans excluded from standard housing schemes.

Because of your generosity, hundreds of former service members received the targeted, specialized support they needed to transition off the streets and into stable futures. While our campaign has ended, there is still much to be done.

Veteran Homelessness charities and organisations

If you are an Armed Forces veteran facing homelessness or struggling with housing security, please reach out to these dedicated organisations today who can provide support, safe shelter and a pathway to independence.

Op FORTITUDE

Op FORTITUDE is a centralised, government-funded UK referral pathway designed specifically to tackle veteran homelessness. It connects ex-forces personnel who are homeless, or at risk of losing their home, directly to supported housing providers, emergency accommodation and specialist local support services. Find out more.

Veterans Aid

Veterans Aid focuses on immediate crisis intervention for homeless veterans. They offer emergency shelter, food, clothing, medical assistance, and long-term rehabilitation through their residential facility (New Belvedere House) in London, alongside support for employment and mental health. Find out more.

Alabaré

Alabaré operates specialist supported accommodation across the Southwest of England and Wales. They help homeless veterans gain the skills, confidence and mental health support necessary to rebuild their lives and transition into independent housing. Find out more.

SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity

SSAFA provides broad welfare assistance, housing support, and caseworker visits to veterans in financial or residential crisis. They also assist ex-service personnel in accessing local authority housing, securing grants for deposit payments and avoiding eviction. Find out more.

Launchpad (Armed Forces Response Group)

Launchpad provides safe, temporary accommodation and targeted support for homeless veterans in Newcastle and Liverpool. They assist residents with job training, mental health recovery and finding permanent homes within two years. Find out more.

Help 4 Homeless Veterans

Help 4 Homeless Veterans is a Yorkshire-based charity operating across the North of England that acts quickly to source emergency B&B placements, private tenancy agreements and council housing for veterans sleeping rough or sofa-surfing. Find out more.

Haig Housing Trust

Haig Housing Trust is the UK’s largest military housing charity, managing over 1,500 long-term rental properties tailored to ex-service members and their families, with specific schemes targeting severely wounded or vulnerable veterans needing stable housing. Find out more.