Operation Fortitude is described as a £12 million fund to address veteran homelessness. Experience from a few assistance projects suggests that some veterans lack the skills needed to obtain suitable civilian work after leaving service. Others encountered in those projects did not feel safe sleeping inside buildings after wartime experiences involving nearby explosions. Those observations come from a small amount of personal work, explicitly not a large study. They suggest that providing a property alone may leave individual support needs unresolved, while property costs also raise doubts about what the stated fund can achieve.
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Veteran homelessness support must consider employment and whether accommodation feels safe
A limited personal account raises different barriers to leaving homelessness, including civilian employment and distress about sleeping indoors.