As an independent charity, we provide support and guidance on matters affecting the daily lives of Naval service families, acting as an advocate when appropriate to resolve complex issues. As subject matter experts we continue to contribute to academic research and implementation of The Armed Forces Covenant providing evidence and the Naval families’ perspective to shape change and influence policy.
How We Work for You
One of the ways in which we capture evidence about how you are finding life as part of a serving family is by carrying out anonymous surveys. We also promote surveys and studies that other agencies and academic research teams are leading on, if they are relevant to serving Royal Navy and Royal Marines and their families.
Have Your Say
Help inform policy changes by completing the following live surveys:
FEATURED SURVEY
Have Your Say: Careers and Employment Support Survey
Naval spouses/partners bring valuable skills, experience and resilience to the workforce, but often face unique challenges in building and maintaining a career alongside Service life. We want to better understand your experiences, what has helped, what has not, and what employers could do differently to create more flexible and supportive career opportunities.
Your insights could help shape future support and encourage employers to better recognise and value the contribution of Naval spouses/partners. This short survey should only take around 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
Valuing Forces Families Overseas
Are you considering an overseas assignment? Are you due to move overseas in the near future, are you and your family overseas now or returning soon?
In a bid to improve information to inform family decisions, or indeed for single or unaccompanied assignments, the Naval Families Federation is contributing to a Valuing Forces Families Overseas 3-year programme. We are working in collaboration with the Army and RAF Families Federation on a series of Projects; your feedback can help us shape change.
We would love to hear your experiences to inform our work. Please get in touch to share what went well, what needs to be improved and indeed, if you would take another overseas assignment. Whatever your experience, our overseas specialist would love to hear from you!
Our contact details are here. nff.org.uk/contact
How easy is it to find user-friendly information on visas and immigration?
The Families Federations want to find out whether it’s getting easier for non-UK serving personnel and their families to access reliable information on immigration and visas.
In 2024 we ran a survey asking where they went to for knowledge, whether it was readily available and easy to understand, and what barriers, if any, they encountered. It was aimed at non-UK serving personnel, veterans, and any family member who was non-British by birth. The insights they provided were vital in helping us discover whether particular groups found it easier or more difficult to obtain clear and accessible information.
Now we’re preparing to repeat the exercise to understand what, if anything, has changed – and we need your help by filling in the survey by 10 July.
Like the NFF, AFF is an evidence-driven organisation and what our families tell us directly shapes the work we do. Running this survey again will help the Families Federations, the chain of command across all three Services, and other organisations supporting non-UK serving personnel and veterans to identify what is working well and where improvements are needed. The data it provides will guide our work to ensure anyone who needs it can access clear, accurate, and user-friendly information on immigration and visas.
If you’re a non-UK serving person, veteran, or family member, your input will help us make a difference. We’re extremely grateful to everyone who takes the time to participate
Military Connected Children and Young People: Our Health, Our Community, Our Voice
A research team from Northumbria University want to hear from children and young people and have shared the following:
We need your help! We’re asking children and young people from military families to answer some questions and we’d really love to hear from you!
What is it all about? We want to find out what life is like for children who have a parent or guardian in the military. We’re asking questions about your home, your school, your friends, and how you feel. This helps us understand what’s great about military life, and where young people might need more support.
What are Social Determinants of Health? These are just the things around you that can affect how healthy and happy you feel, like where you live, who you spend time with, whether you feel safe, and whether you can get help when you need it.
What will I need to do? You’ll be asked to fill in an online survey. It’s not a test and there are no right or wrong answers! It will take about 10–15 minutes and you can do it at home or at school.
Everything you say is private. Your name won’t be shared with anyone.
Why should I do it?
- Because your opinion really matters!
- To help other children in military families get better support
- Hundreds of young people all over the UK are doing it too and you’ll be part of something really important
Survey for ages 8-11: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
Survey for ages 12-15: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
Survey for ages 16-18: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management