Leaving the Armed Forces
Armed Forces Covenant
The Covenant itself does not set out specific requirements for councils to follow when dealing with housing issues for HM Forces personnel, but it does ask that;
- Publicly provided accommodation should be of good quality, affordable and suitably located
- Priority should be given for government sponsored affordable housing schemes for a period following discharge
- Those injured in service should have preferential access to appropriate housing schemes and access to adaptations as required
- Members of the Armed Forces Community should have the same access to social housing and other housing schemes as any other citizen and not be disadvantaged by their requirement for mobility whilst in service. These requirements are a part of the housing allocation policy and advice services in Wiltshire