SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has launched its ‘Got Your Back’ campaign to encourage vulnerable veterans of working-age in Surrey to come forward for help.

SSAFA’s Surrey branch is one of the charity’s 92 volunteer-run branches and it has supported 155 people so far this year but the charity believes there are many more local veterans who would benefit from help but are not asking.

While most service leavers make a successful transition to civilian life, some younger veterans are experiencing serious social and financial difficulties and are reliant on food banks, while others have ended up homeless or in prison.

Some of the most common needs of vulnerable veterans who live in Surrey include urgent debt support, essential food and groceries and clothing, home mobility adaptations and training costs to help them back into work.

Surrey veterans and their families who are in need, can contact SSAFA’s Forcesline which is confidential and free of the chain of command, either by freephone on 0800 731 4880 or by emailing the team via the online link at www.ssafa.org.uk/gotyourback

The charity is also asking members of the public who may be concerned about a veteran to encourage them to contact SSAFA Forcesline for help.