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Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant
As part of The Veterans Transition Review undertaken by Lord Ashcroft in 2014, under the heading of ‘The Armed Forces Covenant & Veterans’ Advocacy’, one of the (accepted) recommendations was to ‘mobilise the VAPCs to help local authorities and practitioners pursue best practice and ensure more consistent performance in delivering the Community Covenant.’
The VAPC's principal activities include:
About us
The Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC) is a Non-Departmental Public Body whose Chairmen and Members are appointed by the Minister for Defence People and Veterans. The positions are voluntary, unpaid roles but travel, subsistence and loss of earnings may be payable.
The roles of the VAPC include raising awareness of the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes, the Veterans UK Welfare Service and the availability of cross government support to Veterans and their families assisting veterans in accessing local services as envisaged under the Armed Forces Covenant. The VAPC also provide support to Veterans UK by assisting individuals with any problems or complaints they have regarding the war pensions or AFCS claims process and much more besides.
Disability Confident Scheme (DSC):