The Officers' Association Scotland was founded in 1919 as a quite distinct branch of
its sister association in London - the Officers' Association - to assist officers resident in Scotland to find work and to relieve poverty.
About the Benevolence Fund ...
Financial assistance is available to officers who
served in the Armed Forces, or their dependents, who are resident in Scotland. There are two types of grant:
· assistance
with daily living expenses through an annual grant paid quarterly.
· single
payment grants for items of expenditure which are beyond the means of the individual.
A full explanation
of the grants and their administration is contained in our Benevolence Handbook.
The Officers' Association Scotland enjoys the help and expertise of other ex-service organisations,
including Poppyscotland, SSAFA Forces Help. This allows us to provide a higher level of
support to our beneficiaries.
LATEST NEWS
The Officers' Association Scotland (OAS) has recently undertaken some research so that it can better shape its services
to meet the needs of the retired officers' community in Scotland.
This research provides a strong message of support for OAS to continue as a stand alone organisation. In addition, those
responding to the survey highlighted several areas where OAS should consider delivering additional services.
These observations will be taken forward over the coming months and any developments will be promoted here.
The research could not have been undertaken without the support of Jim Law and his team at mruk research and we are extremely
grateful for all of their hard work. We are also truly appreciative to the fact that the research was carried out on a charitable
basis - at no cost to OAS.
Download OAS Research Findings
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