Useful information

RAF Widows AssociationA list of contact details for useful organisations is given below. Please let us know of any other organisations you have found useful. You may also find our list of frequently asked questions useful.

RAF Pensions

Pay and pensions enquiry service

  • Address: AFPAA (G) Pensions Division, Mail Point 480, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX
  • Telephone: 0800 085 3600 or 0141 224 3600
  • Email: JPAC@spva.mod.uk or pensionshelp@spva.mod.uk

Pay Master General’s Office (PGO Crawley)

For specific enquiries about the payment of your Forces Family Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme benefits. If you are remarrying you need to write to both Norcross, regarding the War Widow Pension, and Glasgow, regarding the Forces Family Pension.

  • Address: Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1UH
  • Telephone: 0845 121 2514

Veterans Welfare Service

In April 2007, the MOD officially launched the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, aimed at improving personnel, pensions, welfare and support services to members of the Armed Forces and veterans. When contacting, please have your National Insurance number to hand.

The Forces Pension Society

“We exist to ensure that serving and retired members of the Armed Forces, their widows, widowers, surviving partners, civil partners and dependents receive the pension to which they are entitled and which they deserve.”

  • Address: 68 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL
  • Telephone: 0207 820 9988
  • Website: www.forpen.org

Samaritans

SSAFA

“We provide support for the serving men and women in today’s Armed Forces and for those who have served – even if it was only for a single day.”

  • Address: SSAFA Forces Help, 19 Queen Elizabeth Street, London SE1 2LP
  • Telephone: 0845 130 0975
  • Email: info@ssafa.org.uk

National Council of Women

An umbrella organisation for many women’s groups. Also holds local meetings. NCW respond to all proposed changes of legislation on behalf of women.

  • Address: 36 Danbury Street, Islington London N1 8JU
  • Telephone: 0207 354 2395
  • Website: www.ncwgb.org

Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA)

The headquarters can put you in touch with your nearest RAFA Welfare Officer. Their war pensions Welfare Officer can advise on war pension matters.

  • Address: 117 Loughborough Road, Leicester LE4 5ND
  • Telephone:  01162 665 224
  • Website: www.rafa.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau

The Compassionate Friends (TCF)

TCF is a charitable organsiation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who have suffered the death of a child.

  • Address: 53 North Street, Bristol BS3 1EN
  • Telephone: 0845 120 3785 (National Office)
  • Telephone: 0845 123 2304 (Helpline)
  • Website:  www.tcf.org.uk

Counselling Directory

The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in distress to seek help.

Cruse Bereavement Care

“Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Services are free to bereaved people. The organisation provides support and offers information, advice, education and training services.”

  • Address: PO Box 800, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1RG
  • Telephone: 0844 477 9400 (Helpline)
  • Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk
  • Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Royal British Legion

  • Address: 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA
  • Telephone: 0203 207 2100
  • Telephone: 0845 772 5725 (general enquiries)
  • Telephone:  0207 973 7331 (pensions)
  • Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk

Child Benefit Helpline

  • Telephone: 0845 302 1444

War Widows’ Association

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Road Peace

Providing support for victims of road crashes and campaigning for justice, road safety and road danger reduction.

National Association of Bereavement Services

  • Address: 2nd Floor, 4 Pinchin Street, London E1 6DB
  • Telephone:  0207 709 9090 (Helpline 10am-4pm)
  • Website: www.stjohnshospice.org.uk

Royal Navy Royal Marines Widows’ Association

‘The Royal Navy Royal Marines Widows’ Association recently formed with the aim of bringing friendship, support, guidance and comfort to those who have experienced the trauma of bereavement. We have created this website, both as a place to bring together information which we hope you will find useful and to offer our services to you at this difficult time.

Army Widows Association

The Army Widows Association was formed by widows in 2004. Our aim is to offer comfort, support and friendship to the widows and widowers of service men and women and help them resolve some of the difficulties they may face after the death of their spouse.

Service Personnel and Veterans Agency

  • Website: www.veterans-uk.info
  • Address: Service Personnel & Veterans Agency, Room 6303, Tomlinson House, Norcross
    Thornton-Cleveleys  FY5 3WP
  • Telephone:  01253 338816 (direct Line) Ext 68816

Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, Scotland

Queen Victoria School is fully funded by the Ministry of Defence to provide the continuity and stability which boarding education offers, for the children of UK Armed Forces personnel who are Scottish, have served in Scotland or are/were part of a Scottish Regiment.

QVS is a fully boarding school, coeducational and tri-service. All necessary expenses for each pupil are met by the Ministry of Defence, and we have a particular mission to care for those families who could not otherwise afford boarding education.