Housing Organisations

Changes in housing and data protection laws will affect the current Veterans Scotland housing waiting list.  From 1st December, 2017, if you wish to be considered for veterans housing with a military housing charity in Scotland, you will need to contact the following providers of military charity housing.

Erskine

Erskine have a range of accommodation options available to Veterans from five Assisted Living flats and 44 cottages to four care home facilities. New to the portfolio is the Erskine Transitional Supported Accommodation (David Boyle Court), which supports Service leavers and Veterans whose life or transition plans had been disrupted. 

We are offering accommodation in the David Boyle Court and wraparound support, so that Veterans have a mutual support base in which to reflect, reorientate and retrain before relocating to the region and employment of their choice – giving back to their community in the way we know they can. 

This supported accommodation aims to provide a transition into long term housing and employment for service-leavers transferring from the military to civvy street, Veterans who have encountered difficulties shortly after leaving the military and Veterans who may be going through another transitional period of their post service life.

For transitioning Veterans living in the David Boyle Court, who need help to begin the next chapter of their lives, Erskine offers social, recreation and training facilities at the Erskine Reid Macewen Activity Centre (ERMAC).  They will also be offered a bespoke personal employability package tailored to suit their needs to help them move onto full-time employment and long-term suitable accommodation.

David Boyle Court is within a Veterans Village setting supporting Veterans of all ages.

Find out more here

Haig Housing Trust (Scotland) 

Haig housing Trust has over 1,300 properties situated on small well managed estates throughout the United Kingdom.  

Properties range from a mix of family-sized houses, maisonettes.   75 of these houses are held within Scotland, 65 in Edinburgh and 10 in Glasgow.  The properties are for rental only.

 

 

Royal Airforce Association

Dowding House is situated in the beautiful town of Moffat in Scotland. Dowding House boasts 26 flats in total with a great mixture of people living there. Any ex-RAF men or women, their widows and widowers who have reached normal retirement age may apply irrespective of whether they are Members of RAFA. Tenants must be able to live an independent life albeit within a secure environment.

 

Scottish Veterans Residences

SVR provides unique and unrivalled residential accommodation for our ex-Service men and women of all ages. Each year we help some 300 ex-Service men and women and their spouses.

Veterans Housing Scotland

Veterans Housing Scotland has over 100 years’ experience in providing homes for disabled Veterans and are extremely proud of their history and of the service they have provided to those who have served their country yet are equally excited about their future and how as a charity they will continue to work with and support members of the Veterans Housing Scotland family. The Charity’s vision is to offer the Veterans Housing Scotland family much more than just a home but also, through coordination and cooperation with specialist partners, ensure that those veterans and their families who are in need of support get that support when and where it is required – as demonstrated in their strapline ‘building lives; building communities’. 

Email:  admin@vhscot.org.uk

Phone:  0131 557 1188             Address: 525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh EH5 2FF

 

Information, Advice and Guidance

If you are looking for information, advice or guidance on a range of subjects, click on the relevant link below for information on organisations that will be able to assist you further.

Housing Options Scotland - Military Matters  

Military Matters is a specialist project within Housing Options Scotland providing an independent housing advice service to serving members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families.  We offer clients a tailored individual service to review and consider their housing options whether they are already resident in Scotland or are considering living in Scotland in the future. 

 

Finding the right home in the right place can be a confusing and stressful experience at any time. It can seem harder when you’re planning to leave the armed forces and facing the uncertainty of transition to civilian life.  Having talked to recent service leavers and their families, Housing Options Scotland have pulled together this information for those who may be thinking of leaving the Armed Forces. We also believe it has relevance to serving personnel and their families too, whatever the stage of your career.  If you are thinking of either buying or renting your first home or if you are confused by the number of incentive schemes to help get on the housing ladder, the booklet contains a lot of useful information.  

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