By Tim Ross
Veterans are being denied council housing despite putting their lives at risk in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to new research backed by former military chiefs this week.
Councils are “biased” against former servicemen and women when allocating housing because they give priority to applicants on the waiting lists with a strong local connection to the area, the investigation will find.
A new campaign – the Homes for Heroes Foundation – will be launched on Tuesday, with the backing of the former Nato Secretary General, Lord Robertson, and Lord Richards, the former Chief of Defence Staff.
The group, founded by the Conservative MP and former Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, will aim to ensure Britain delivers the best housing for veterans of any country in the world within the next four years.
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