Unpaid carers in the Armed Forces community

The aim of RBL's 2021 report is for carers in the Armed Forces community to feel valued and receive support that is tailored to their needs, thereby improving their quality of life and that of those they care for.

General Election Manifesto 2024

Our 2024 Manifesto highlights our top five priorities for the UK government to better support our Armed Forces community.

Action Plan for your Armed Forces Community 2024

The recommendations in this action plan 2024 are practical measure that the mayors of England’s devolved regions can take to improve the lives of their local Armed Forces communities.

Veterans Strategy

We have put forward over 100 recommendations to the UK Government on how to implement their veterans strategy.

Loneliness and social isolation

In 2018 we conducted research into loneliness and social isolation in the Armed Forces Community, examining causes, triggers and barriers to support.

Commonwealth personnel visa fees

We are calling for an end charges Commonwealth personnel face when they leave the UK Armed Forces and apply to continue to live in the country.

Credit their Service

The Royal British Legion launches "Credit their Service", a campaign demanding an end to the unfair treatment of military compensation as income in welfare benefit means tests.

Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF)

Count Them In - How veterans are hidden in plain sight

Approximately 1 in 10 of the UK population are members of the Armed Forces community, but we know little about what their needs might be.

Veterans hidden in plain sight

For the first time veterans will be identified in the 2021 census and will no longer be hidden in plain sight. After four years of hard-fought campaigning, legislation was finally passed in June 2020.