Haig Housing veterans and staff were delighted to share a seasonal mince pie with Alistair Carns, Minister for Veterans and People on his recent visit to Haig Housing’s Morden estate in South London.

The Minister was welcomed by the Chief Executive, Tim Stockings and Chair of Trustees, David Williams, and briefed about Haig’s vital role as the UK’s main Veterans housing charity, the work it undertakes in providing general needs housing to Veterans and their families, as well as some of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.

The Minister then undertook a tour of some of the 346 homes on the estate, visiting two Veterans in their homes before meeting other Veterans and staff in the estate’s Peter Walley Memorial Garden where he also helped decorate the Garden’s Christmas tree.

Al Carns MP, Veterans and People Minister, said:

”I was delighted to meet Veterans both in their homes and afterwards out on the estate. The provision of quality housing for Veterans is an absolutely vital lifeline service, especially at this time of the year, and I much valued the opportunity to see what Haig Housing provides and hear its exciting plans to build further homes.”

Tim Stockings, Chief Executive of Haig Housing, said:

“Haig Housing was really pleased to welcome the Minister to Haig Housing, both to hear about the work we undertake and to meet Veterans, some in the homes we provide, and to engage with other Veterans at this festive time of the year.”