The RAF’s leading welfare charity, providing practical, financial and personal lifetime support to all members of the RAF family whether serving or veterans and their families.
Provides practical, financial and – in some cases – emotional support to all members of the RAF family, regardless of rank, from childhood through to old age.
Help with top-up care fees
Help with disability
Adaptations
Equipment
Mobility
Death and Disablement in Service
Housing assistance
Education costs
Financial Need
Property Repairs
Welfare breaks
Support for the serving RAF
“Airplay” Youth Support Project
Childcare centres
Benefits and Money Advice Service
free relationship counselling
Sitting within the heart of the Royal Air Force, the RAF Central Fund, originally founded by serving RAF personnel are dedicated to providing support to enhance the sense of well-being, morale and community cohesion for those serving in the RAF today and into the future.
Direct financial assistance, primarily through grant making to assist with:
Community support and welfare projects
Supporting the RAF Sports Associations
Support for individual, section and unit sporting endeavours
Capital support for sport facilities
Personal development awards
Expeditionary welfare grants
Donations to linked Service charities to support the serving RAF community
Represents the views and concerns of RAF personnel and their families to those who can make a difference, for example senior RAF and MoD staff and Ministers. The RAF FF is outside the chain of command and can promise an independent and confidential service.
Parented by the RAF Association under contract
Anyone whose life is directly affected by the fact that a family member is serving in the RAF is entitled to be represented by the RAF FF. Respective partner, spouse, children, parents and close relatives by blood/marriage/civil partnership are all included.
Giving emotional support and practical help to Service widows.
Advice on pensions and grants.
Offering comfort, support and a special understanding through meetings and online forum.
1) To advance a culture of literacy in the home by encouraging families to read together for pleasure and talk about a book by providing advice and assistance and materials to support shared reading activities; and
2) To promote and protect good health and wellbeing by using reading as a means of mitigating stress and
increasing communication and good family relationships, particularly following separation due to training, deployment, postings and mobility
RF is a simple, fun, free family shared reading initiative for Service families, Reservists, Cadets, Veterans and injured service personnel – spouses and partners, pre-school children through to young adults, extended family and grandparents.
We provide free books and special scrapbooks and encourage Service families to form an informal book group with their family and friends; choose, read, talk about a book, and fill in the free scrapbook.
Recruit for Spouses is the award winning social enterprise which has helped hundreds of military spouses find employment.
If you are an employer looking for reliable, resourceful staff, or a spouse looking for work we can help. Visit our website for more information
Job placement (raja)
Benevolence
Esprit de Corps events
Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here