The Veterans Mobility Fund was reinstated in March 2024 and will run for 5 years. Blesma said:
The Veterans Mobility Fund is eligible to veterans who have acquired injuries whilst serving in the UK military, and need mobility support.
The fund will provide mobility aids that are not usually available on the NHS, such as specialist wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and different orthotics including splints and braces.
“The Veterans’ Mobility Fund provides critical support to our limbless Members injured during service. The provision of specialist mobility support, equipment and medical care is essential to enable our veterans to live independent and fulfilling lives.
It is, therefore, a welcome return of this fund, to continue to support our limbless members throughout their lives, and to assist them to adapt immediately after injury, or as equipment and technology develops and changes the way they live their lives.” – Chief Executive of Blesma, Vivienne Buck CBE