Annington

Annington are one of the largest housing suppliers in the UK, predominantly working with the Ministry of Defence to provide affordable housing to military families.

Annington, one of the UK’s largest private real estate owners, has been supporting the Short Breaks programme for the past five years. SSAFA’s Short Breaks are for serving families who have a child with an additional need or disability. These are free breaks and an opportunity for families to spend quality time together, to try fun adventure activities and to meet other Forces families in similar situations.

Annington have funded one break a year and have now generously increased their support to cover a second in 2024. This takes their total annual support to over £75,000.

Helen Liddell, Chair of Annington: “We have a long history of supporting military charities working with service families. The company is keen to continue its support of SSAFA and the Short Break programme, as we are acutely aware that for Armed Forces’ families that have a child with a special need or disability, accessing additional support can be difficult and add to the challenges of life as a military family.

"The benefits of SSAFA’s Short Breaks programme are well documented and through the support given to the programme by Annington, we have seen for ourselves just how families benefit from a holiday where addressing their child’s needs are central.SSAFA’s ethos and values very much align with our own, and the Board of Annington is committed to ensure that funding for the programme continued. We are absolutely delighted to be able to fund a family break for such a deserving group and hope those who attend have a wonderful time.”