Our vision
Every member of the RAF family has access to support whenever they need it.
Our mission
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF's leading welfare charity, providing financial, practical and emotional support to all members of the RAF family.
We are here to help serving and former members of the RAF, as well as their partners and dependants, whenever they need us.
Who we are
- The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF's leading welfare charity.
What we do
- We provide financial, practical and emotional support to all members of the RAF family, from childhood through to old age.
How we help
- We help members of the RAF family deal with a wide range of issues: from childcare and relationship difficulties to injury and disability, and from financial hardship and debt to illness and bereavement.
Who we help
- Any member of the RAF family can approach us for help, which includes serving and former members of the RAF, their partners and dependants.
The RAFBF in numbers
- £20m spent on welfare each year
- 2.4m people in the RAF family
- 40,000 people serving in the RAF
- 7,500 cases dealt with each year
- 270 Housing Trust properties owned
- £500,000 spent annually on mobility
- Over 1,200 welfare breaks at Princess Marina House each year
- £2m spent annually on help with care home fees
- Over £12m spent equipping and building 26 childcare centres on RAF stations
- 50 specialist advisers funded to provide fast-track debt advice through Citizens Advice
- Free relationship counselling for serving couples provided through Relate
- Up to £10m allocated for Multi-Use Games Areas and youth workers on RAF stations
£3.2m of funding to other charities
The RAFBF introductory booklet
The information on this page is available in A6 booklet form. To request copies please contact comms@rafbf.org.uk.
