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Veterans: Northern Ireland

Answer

The Ministry of Defence holds information on grants made to units and charities undertaking projects with, for, and including veterans in Northern Ireland from Legacy Funds, the Covenant Fund and the Aged Veterans Fund for the years 2012-13, 2015-16 and 2016-17, broken down below.

2012-13 Organisation	Project	Grant	Fund
Ulster Defence Regiment & Royal Irish Aftercare Service	Welfare support network and advisory service for veterans and their dependants in Northern Ireland	£50,000	LIBOR Funds 2013-2016

2015-16 Organisation	Project	Grant	Fund
Ballymacanallen Community Association	Mrs Sergeant's Boys	£4,715	Covenant Fund
38 (Irish) Brigade	Horse-assisted coaching for empowerment, leadership	£20,000	Covenant Fund
NI Veterans Therapeutic Gardening Project	Horticultural Therapy	£37,000	Covenant Fund
Combat Stress	Mental Health services for Veterans in Northern Ireland	£466,400	Covenant Fund
The Royal British Legion	Somme Nursing Home	£600,000	Aged Veterans Fund

2016-17 Organisation	Project	Grant	Fund
Families Acting for Innocent Relatives	Remembrance	£10,000	Covenant Fund
Rathfriland Royal British Legion Branch	Hilltop to Over the Top	£19,478	Covenant Fund
Reserve Forces & Cadets Association for Northern Ireland (RFCA NI)	Horse-assisted coaching for confidence, leadership, anxiety reduction and communication.	£20,000	Covenant Fund
Department of Community Mental Health at Thiepval Barracks	Green Care	£20,000	Covenant Fund
AA Veterans Support	Counselling and Holistic Support Service	£20,000	Covenant Fund

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

71505

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Charities Finance Northern Ireland Veterans

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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