Veterans legal advice service rolled out across Wales

A service offering free legal advice to veterans and their families will be rolled out across Wales after £25,000 funding was secured.

The Veterans Legal Link was set up in 2015 by Aberystwyth University law lecturer Dr Olaoluwa Olusanya.

It currently operates in Ceredigion through students providing volunteer clinics.

Funding will see it expanded across Wales, with long-term plans to also see it offered in England and Scotland.

There are about 250,000 veterans from different conflicts living in Wales, according to a Welsh Affairs Committee report.

The funding - £20,000 from the Ministry of Defence and £5,000 from the Big Lottery Fund - will see as many of these as possible offered free legal advice and support.

As well as giving veterans advice on things like benefits and entitlements, Dr Olusanya said it gives students experience of "how law operates in real life".

By creating a university-wide network, it will now operate across Wales.