Welcome to Scotland: a guide for service personnel and their families moving to Scotland

Provides practical information to service personnel and their families on topics such as housing, education, healthcare and employment.


Supporting You

The Scottish Government greatly values and supports our Armed Forces personnel, veterans and families and recognises the contribution they make to their communities. We have a great network of organisations in Scotland which can help and support the Armed Forces community. For example:

Legion Scotland
Address: New Haig House, Logie Green Road, Edinburgh EH7 4HQ
Phone: 0131 550 1583
Website: www.legionscotland.org.uk

Poppy Scotland
Address: New Haig House, Edinburgh EH7 4HQ
Phone: 0131 557 2782
Website: www.poppyscotland.org.uk/

Veterans Scotland
Website: www.veteransscotland.co.uk

Helping Heroes
Address: 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 3UU
Phone: 0141 276 7199
Website: www.glasgowshelpingheroes.org/

Combat Stress
Call: 0800 138 1619
Text: 07537 404 719
Website: www.combatstress.org.uk/

Veterans Gateway
Phone: 0808 802 1212
Website: www.veteransgateway.org.uk

Armed Forces Covenant
Website: www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk

Support in Mind Scotland
Address: 6 Newington Business Centre, Dalkeith Road Mews, Edinburgh EH16 5GA
Phone: 0131 662 4359
Website: www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk/

SSAFA the Armed Forces charity
Phone: 0800 731 4880
Website: www.ssafa.org.uk

Veterans First Point
Address: Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DR
Phone: 0131 220 9920
Website: www.veteransfirstpoint.org.uk

Armed Service Advice Project (ASAP)
Phone: 0808 800 1007
Website: www.adviceasap.org.uk/

Shelter Scotland
Address: Scotiabank House, 6 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh EH2 4AW
Phone: 0808 800 4444
Website: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/

Family Federations

Naval Families Federation
Phone: 023 9265 4374
Website: https://nff.org.uk/

Army Families Federation
Phone: 01264 382324
Website: https://aff.org.uk/

RAF Families Federation
Phone: 01780 781650
Website: www.raf-ff.org.uk/

Contact

Email: VAFPU@gov.scot

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