By Lisa Farmer

Taxes are rising, and public spending is tight.

So, when ministers put £50m behind a new Veterans Strategy – promising new local support centres linking homes, jobs and health services – it’s fair to ask: will it work?

From the frontline, the answer is yes: if we can create more job opportunities.

A new report by Royal British Veterans Enterprise (RBVE) tracks what happens when homeless veterans are given a stable home and wraparound support. The headline is stark: 72 per cent of those who moved into sustained independent living secured some paid work.

Once someone has an address, a bed, and a door they can lock, everything else becomes possible. GP appointments are........

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