MOD has 'no idea' how many brave war heroes are homeless or have killed themselves
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mirror.co.ukDefence chiefs have admitted they have no idea how many veterans are homeless or have committed suicide in recent years. Hundreds of former military personnel have ended up on the streets after suffering marriage splits, job losses and trauma following the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And as fears for their plight grow in “suicide season” – the cold, dark and lonely run-up to Christmas – charity Action On Armed Violence has learned there is no data on how bad the problems are.
Its Freedom of Information request discovered a “statistical blindspot”. On homelessness, the MoD said: “The information is not held.” This is despite Veterans Minister and Army veteran Johnny Mercer’s office saying it will make the UK the “best place in the world to
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