When I started this petition, we were facing eviction from surplus Ministry of Defence accommodation.
That eviction has now happened.
My husband, a former RAF aircraft technician who left service with serious service-related disability, has been made homeless. We are currently living in temporary accommodation that does not meet his medical needs. Our teenage children living in separate one bed flat on their own next door  to us in retirement flats. 
We have been on the housing waiting list since November 2021.
More than four years later, we remain without suitable housing.
Meanwhile, the prolonged instability and stress are worsening my husband’s  as well as mine health.  

This situation raises serious questions about how disabled veterans are treated once they leave service.
Surplus military accommodation stood empty, yet eviction proceeded.
Local housing systems have not secured accessible accommodation despite years of medical evidence. 

We also approached the RAF Benevolent Fund, whose stated mission is to support members of the RAF family in times of need. We were informed that housing assistance was not available in our circumstances as he was already medically discharged from service.  
If statutory systems decline responsibility and charitable systems cannot intervene, where is the safety net meant to operate for injured veterans? 

The Ministry of Defence states that service personnel and veterans should not be disadvantaged because of their service.
The Armed Forces Covenant exists to ensure fairness for those who serve — especially those injured as a result of service. 

If a disabled veteran can be evicted into homelessness while awaiting tribunal outcomes and suitable housing, then serious scrutiny of current policy is required.
This petition now calls for:
• Immediate safeguards preventing disabled veterans from being made homeless before suitable accommodation is secured
• A formal review of eviction policies affecting injured veterans
• Greater transparency around how charitable and statutory housing support decisions are made
• Public accountability where systemic gaps leave injured veterans without protection
This is not about special treatment.
It is about whether national commitments to veterans are meaningful in practice.
If you are a Member of Parliament, journalist, or public official, we ask you to examine this case and the wider framework that allowed it.
Disabled veterans should not have to fight for years simply to have a safe place to live.
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We are now formally requesting that Members of Parliament and the Defence Select Committee examine whether current policy adequately protects medically discharged and injured veterans from homelessness. We ask Parliament to consider whether the application of the Armed Forces Covenant is functioning as intended when a disabled veteran can be evicted into temporary accommodation without suitable long-term housing secured. If the Covenant is to have practical meaning, safeguards must be enforceable — not aspirational.