Defence Secretary visits new veterans' housing development in Scotland

16 Apr 2014 12:36 PM

Armed forces veterans will benefit from a new £6.7 million housing development in Glasgow. 

he Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond has visited an accommodation facility that will provide UK military veterans with a combination of independent and supported accommodation.

The Cranhill-based accommodation, which opens this summer, will be run by the Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) charity and aims to help younger veterans – many of whom will have served in Afghanistan and Iraq – who are struggling to make the transition into mainstream housing and civilian life.

Its residents will be provided with training, education, employment and recreation facilities. Working with local authorities and a number of charity organisations, SVR will also coordinate a range of additional services to help younger veterans.

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