We are the RAF's leading welfare charity providing practical, financial and - in some cases - emotional support to all members of the RAF family, from childhood through to old age. We help with issues from childcare and relationship difficulties to injury and disability, and from financial hardship and debt to illness and bereavement.
Corinne Knight - RAF widow"My fiancé, Bob, was killed when his Hercules was shot down in Iraq. I wasn't thinking about my finances - I was grieving - but the RAF Benevolent Fund took me under their wing, paid off my debts and helped me to rebuild my life."
Take a break
Princess Marina House offers short recuperative breaks for all members of the RAF family.
200 Days, 3,500 miles
Support the RAFBF by buying an anthology of poems written by families of loved ones deployed overseas.
Serving in the RAF?
Find out about the different ways we're supporting people like you and your family.
Served in the past?
If you've served in the RAF at any time and you now find yourself in need of support, we may be able to help.
