When former RAF serviceman Matt Neve faced financial uncertainty following injury and major life changes, the RAF Benevolent Fund provided vital support – helping to ease immediate pressures and enabling him to rebuild his life.
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When former RAF serviceman Matt Neve faced financial uncertainty following injury and major life changes, the RAF Benevolent Fund provided vital support – helping to ease immediate pressures and enabling him to rebuild his life.
Read moreOn 3 July, a team of five RAF personnel will climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund and One YMCA have launched the latest Airplay Annual Review for 2025.
Read moreOn 29 May 2026, the RAF Small Arms Association and the City of Livery Companies joined forces to host their annual rifle shooting competition in support of the RAF’s longest‑standing charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Read moreThe evening provided an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the dedication of the Fund’s supporters. The ceremony was attended by RAF personnel, veterans and supporters of the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Read moreOn Sunday 8 March, Derwyn Hardwick, 55, from St Ives, Cambridgeshire, took on the Cambridge Half Marathon alongside his two sons, Scott and Sam, to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s longest-standing welfare charity.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund has been awarded a generous £11,000 grant from The Red Arrows Trust to help support serving RAF personnel based at RAF Waddington who are facing financial hardship.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund is delighted to announce that The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has generously awarded a grant of £244,493 following another outstanding Tattoo season in August 2025.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund has launched a new campaign in Scotland, Valentine for a Veteran, highlighting the impact of loneliness and isolation among RAF veterans and the power of small acts of kindness in helping them feel connected.
Read moreThe couple, married for 68 years, are being supported by the RAF Benevolent Fund through its local community engagement team in Kent.
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Afghanistan support
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