Armed forces day 26^th June 2021

https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/

British Armed Forces Benefits include:

· Armed Forces Childcare Voucher Scheme – Childcare vouchers are a government initiative designed to help working parents pay for childcare. It enables serving parents to convert part of their salary into vouchers before tax and NI contributions are taken.

· Defence Discount Service – Fully approved discounts are available to service personnel and their partners, who can join as members for free and take advantage of a discount card, at a minimal charge.

· Tickets for Troops – This service also provides discounts and, occasionally, free tickets to service personnel for a selection of events across the UK.

· Railcards – These are offered as an allowance to service personnel and are available from Unit Administration Offices for servicemen and women’s partners and children.

· Sports and Education – If they’re living close to a Unit, partners of service personnel can take advantage of its facilities.

· Service Families Accommodation (SFA) – Service personnel who are married, in a civil partnership or are a single parent can benefit from SFA. Located close to the workplace, it’s allocated based on family size for ratings and rank for officers.

· Contact Housing – A particular type of SFA, offered as affordable accommodation for visiting family members and prioritised for people needing welfare support.

For more information, visit:

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/royal-marines/family-members-of-marines