Housing sectretary James Brokenshire has announced plans for current and former troops with mental illnesses to have the same access to social housing as those with physical disabilities.

Concerns have been raised over the standards of accommodation in barracks, however.

Read more in The Sun.

In Canada, the government of Justin Trudeau has managed to save $18 million over the next four years by reducing payments to disabled veterans. This marks a u-turn from their 2015 manifesto pledge to bring back the ‘Pension for Life’ program and has been labelled a ‘betrayal’.

Read more in The Nectarine.

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