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Upcoming changes to Statutory Sick Pay and parental leave

From 6 April 2026, the government is introducing several important updates to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and parental leave. These changes are designed to make support…

Jaime in Fund vest orange shorts and wheelie bin on back

Sergeant to complete 10K run fundraiser with wheelie bin on his back

On 12 April 2026, Sergeant Jaime Green will be running the City of Lincoln 10K with a wheelie bin on his back, to raise money for the Fund.

23 March 2026
Family walking together on grass

Supporting the RAF Family

We recognise that the ongoing events in the Middle East may be affecting many within the RAF Family in different ways.

Fund ambassador Rob Bugden smiling in his wheelchair

Rob Bugden: Ten years on from the accident that changed my life

To mark the tenth anniversary of the accident that changed his life, RAF Benevolent Fund ambassador and former RAF parachute instructor Rob Bugden writes a letter…

23 January 2026
RAF Waddington serving man and Airplay child

Fund awarded £11,000 grant from The Red Arrows Trust to support RAF Waddington personnel

The RAF Benevolent Fund has been awarded a generous £11,000 grant from The Red Arrows Trust to help support serving RAF personnel based at RAF Waddington who are facing…

Osling family

"A grant towards occupational therapy gave us the answers we needed for our autistic son"

When Laura and Matthew Osling’s two-year-old son, Nye, was experiencing unexplained behavioural issues at nursery, they didn’t know what to do...

23 February 2026