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are available from Unit Welfare staff or by contacting the JSHAO. In addition to these individual briefings the team deliver briefs to Unit Welfare/Community Support staff in order to raise awareness of support available from the JSHAO.
The MoD Referral Scheme
The MoD referral scheme is managed by the JSHAO. The aim of the scheme is to identify Service leavers, their social housing needs, as well as the preferred area in which they would like a property. These personnel will then be notified when the JSHAO are made aware of the availability of Social Housing that suits their individuals needs. The scheme is entirely dependant on Housing Associations notifying the JSHAO of suitable vacant properties and the scheme co-ordinator within JSHAO is in constant communication with these Housing Associations in an effort to increase the amount of properties made available to Service leavers.
This scheme may be able to help you if you are looking for Social Housing on leaving the Service. Applications can be made up to 6 months before your date of discharge to the JSHAO; you will then be contacted
if a suitable property becomes available in your chosen area. There is no guarantee that accommodation will become available in your chosen area, or that applicants will be housed through the scheme. For more information and an application form, call the JSHAO and ask to speak to the MoD Referral Scheme Coordinator.
Affordable Housing Schemes There are a range of Affordable Housing Schemes throughout the UK that can help people on to the property ladder. These schemes were introduced to bridge the gap between the full price of a property and the available mortgage. Service Personnel (and ex service personnel within 12 months of discharge) have priority status with regard to government affordable housing initiatives (excluding Northern Ireland). Schemes include Forces Help to Buy, shared ownership, shared equity loans and the mortgage guarantee scheme. You will find a comprehensive article on the Affordable Housing Schemes available in England in this edition of Housing Matters. Schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may differ slightly. For more detailed information on all current government housing schemes and MoD funded initiatives, please contact JSHAO.
Housing Matters Magazine Ten months a year the JSHAO produces the Housing Matters magazine which has a worldwide distribution of 10,000 copies per month. Each month the magazine focuses on a particular region within the UK, it also contains information and articles designed
to help you when you are considering your civilian housing options. Copies should be easily available within your Unit or if you want your own copy call the JSHAO. Previous editions of the magazine dating back to 2010 are also available via the internet:
www.gov.uk/government/ collections/housing-matters-magazine.
JSHAO Contact Details JSHAO, Floor 1 Zone 1, Montgomery House, Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2JN Freephone: 0800 328 7641 Standard Rate: 01252 787574 Mil: 94222 7574 Email:
AWS-JSHAO-mailbox@mod.uk Online at:
www.gov.uk/housing-for- service-personnel-and-families.
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