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2022 Increases in War Pensions and Allowances
16 June 2022
INCREASES IN WAR PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES 2022 The new rates of War Pensions and Allowances proposed from April 2022 are set out in the tables below. The Annual uprating will take effect from the week beginning 11 April. Rates for 2022 are increasing by 3.1% in line with the September 2021 Consumer Prices Index. (Weekly Rates Unless Otherwise Shown) WAR PENSION 100% £200.0090% £180.0080% £160.0070% £140.0060% £120.0050% £100.0040% £80.0030% £60.0020
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Blesma announce team taking on the world’s toughest cycling challenge
13 June 2022
On June 18th, a Blesma team of 18 limbless and injured service personnel will take on one of the world’s toughest endurance cycling events, the epic 3,081-mile Race Across America (RAAM). Starting in Oceanside, California, competitors pass through 12 states, covering 3,081 miles and climb in excess of 170,000 feet before finishing in Annapolis, Maryland. It continues to stand as one of the toughest events in the world and a tribute to human endurance.
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You're Invited! Blesma Garden Party
11 June 2022
Blesma Member Mick Foulds and his Wife Sue have been planning to hold one of their renowned Garden Parties ever since 2020. Now they are finally able to hold the event it will surely be one to remember, and everyone in Blesma is invited... Saturday 2 July 2022 – 15.00 until late Mick & Sue: "This is our third attempt to hold the party! Originally conceived to celebrate Sue’s 60th Birthday in 2020, our plans were dashed by Covid. But, in 2022 we have even more reasons to celebrate: Mick’s 70
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Calling all serving personnel and military veterans with chronic pain
9 June 2022
Can you Help? - The British Pain Society - Patient Voice Survey Chronic Pain is an issue that affects both serving personnel and very many in the veteran community. As a result several military charities and other private health care providers offer bespoke pain management support exclusively to military veterans. Unsurprisingly, chronic pain (in all its forms) is also an issue in the wider community; Several national organisations exist that aim to provide wider help and support to professionals and patients concerned with the treatment and managem
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