Launch of new RAF Families Federation website

Fri 1 Mar 13 sees the launch of the new RAF Families Federation website and mini site for smart phone and mobile device users.The new intuitive design offers a wealth of information at your finger tips. Never has it been easier to find exactly what you are looking for. Packed with the latest information, helping you and your family stay up to date with developments and news relevant to RAF serving personnel and their family members. Catch up on the latest from your Federation, find out what the RAF is up to, what the latest policy is and how development will affect you and your family. Explore our new website as a one stop shop for all you need to know about families issues. Read the latest articles in the RAF Families Federation magazine 'Envoy' both online and on the move. And now there is the RAF FF new mini site – perfect for your smart phone or mobile device. Take it anywhere. Click on the website tomorrow and see it for yoursel...More information »

Brand New Arctic Star and Bomber Command Clasp

The Defence Minister Mark Francois has announced that World War II war heroes who served on the Arctic Convoys and in Bomber Command will begin receiving brand new awards in recognition of their heroism and bravery within weeks. The new Arctic Star and Bomber Command clasp will be awarded a quarter of a million veterans, or their families, in recognition of the unique contribution they made in protecting Britain...More information »

Bank fines given to support the Armed Forces

The Chancellor has announced that the fines levied on banks for attempting to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate benchmark are to be given to causes and charities supporting the Armed Forces community. George Osborne said: "Our servicemen and women make huge sacrifices on behalf of our country and represent the best of British values. That’s why it is right money received from fines banks are...More information »

Complaints about Complaints

The House of Commons Defence Committee is calling on the Government to change the role of the Service Complaints Commissioner to one of an Armed Forces Ombudsman. Chair of the Committee James Arbuthnnot said “The Service complaints system is an important part of ensuring the duty of care owed to personnel...There are too many reports of personnel being reluctant to raise genuine complaints and grievances...More information »

Our Stories in RAF News

Our Stories in RAF News - We often hear from serving personnel who have claimed, or tried to claim, allowances, such as Disturbance Allowance or the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) as they believed they are entitled only to discover later on that they are not. In many instances it is because of a particular family circumstance or because they do not meet the criteria. Some cases then require the service person to repay monies or...More information »

Our Stories in RAF News - NHS braces, now pay or have them removed...

Periodically in RAF News the Federation uses the evidence someone has provided to illustrate a topic of concern. The cases illustrate where policy is deemed as not quite fair or is outdated, or where there is disadvantage purely because that someone is a member of an RAF family. In this edition we hear from a family who were posted from Scotland to England and were told their daughter's NHS Orthodontic treatment would not continued to be supported in England. The family could either opt to pay for the treatment themselves or have their daughter's braces removed...More information »

Money available for Armed Forces Day celebrations!

Communities across the UK are invited to apply for MoD funding to host events to celebrate this year's Armed Forces Day on 29 Jun 13. Last year events took place, including tea parties, parades, big band concerts, civil war military re-enactments and live and static demonstrations, all designed to attract people to come along and show their support for the men and women of the Armed Forces...More information »