Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department is providing to the Veterans' Gateway in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.

The Veterans’ Gateway enables veterans and their dependents to access state and charity support services in areas including physical and mental health, financial support, assistance with independent living, housing, and employment.

In the financial year 2023-24, the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) has provided £250,000 of funding to support the service, which has already supported over a million veterans.

On 13 July 2023, it was announced that the Government had launched a refresh of the Veterans’ Gateway, with the service to be run by the OVA, at the heart of government, next year.

Funding for the financial year 2024-25 is yet to be confirmed.