Resettlement Housing
Housing availability for service leavers and veterans
A curated directory of UK housing schemes — MoD home-ownership support, supported and emergency accommodation providers, and statutory routes into social housing. Availability labels indicate how you currently access each scheme.
Forces Help to Buy (FHTB)
Ministry of Defence
Interest-free loan of up to 50% of salary (capped at £25,000) toward deposit or moving costs. Made permanent in 2022.
Who can apply: Regular service personnel with 12+ months service; medically discharged also eligible.
Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO)
Ministry of Defence
Free civilian-housing briefings, one-to-one casework, and the Service Leavers Housing Information booklet.
Who can apply: Serving personnel, recently discharged veterans and dependants.
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OVA / Riverside (DLUHC-funded)
Single referral pathway launched 2023 with a 24/7 helpline (0800 952 0774) routing veterans into supported housing within days.
Who can apply: Veterans at risk of, or experiencing, rough sleeping or homelessness.
SPACES (Single Persons Accommodation Centre)
Riverside
MoD-funded resettlement service finding move-on accommodation for single leavers — over 25 years of operation.
Who can apply: Single service leavers leaving SLA without onward housing.
Haig Housing Trust
Haig Housing Trust
Largest dedicated provider of housing to the ex-service community. Family homes, flats and bungalows at sub-market rents.
Who can apply: Ex-service personnel and dependants with a housing need; priority for WIS and bereaved families.
Stoll Veterans' Housing
Stoll
Supported and independent housing across London plus wraparound welfare, employment and mental-health support.
Who can apply: Vulnerable veterans, especially WIS, with a London connection.
Alabaré Homes for Veterans
Alabaré
Network of supported homes (e.g. Plymouth, Bristol, Gloucester, Wrexham) providing accommodation plus reintegration support.
Who can apply: Vulnerable and homeless veterans.
SSAFA Stepping Stone Homes
SSAFA
Safe, confidential housing with caseworker support for up to two years while families rebuild independence.
Who can apply: Female partners and children of serving/ex-serving personnel fleeing domestic abuse.
RBL Veterans' Housing & Grants
Royal British Legion
Housing grants, adaptations, advocacy with councils, and signposting — including immediate-needs grants for deposits and rent arrears.
Who can apply: Serving personnel, veterans (one day's paid service) and dependants.
Social Housing — Armed Forces Exemptions & Preference
Local authorities (England, statutory)
English regulations exempt qualifying Armed Forces applicants from local-connection tests, and statutory guidance asks councils to consider 'additional preference' for those with urgent housing need. Local allocation policies and waiting times vary.
Who can apply: Serving personnel, recent leavers (typically within 5 years of discharge), seriously-injured WIS, bereaved spouses/civil partners losing service accommodation, and divorced/separated spouses of personnel.
Veterans' Gateway — Housing
RBL-led consortium
24/7 single point of contact (0808 802 1212) signposting to housing charities, council schemes and emergency accommodation.
Who can apply: Any veteran, serving member or family.
Availability labels reflect publicly stated access routes at the time of listing. Always confirm current eligibility and waiting times with the scheme directly before relying on a particular route.