Since 2003, if your late spouse/partner would have been entitled to a Resettlement package (this does depend on the terms of employment), you as the widow/widower/partner are entitled to use the Forces' Resettlement Service.
Widows are now given up to 5 years to take up this entitlement.
You can get a training grant to help you update or gain new skills and knowledge in order to help you find employment. You can choose from a wide range of courses that include learning to drive or how to use a computer. You can claim "subsistence" (a Service term which means help with daily living costs) if you attend a course which is over 50 miles from your home and in some cases you can get some help with your travel costs.
The Resettlement Service also has talks on housing, financial matters and many other subjects such as writing a CV and practising interview skills. Your Visiting Officer will be able to give you further information and you can ask to see the Individual Education and Resettlement Officer (IERO) who is based in an Army Education Centre (AEC). The Visiting Officer will be able to put you in touch with an IERO or arrange for the IERO to contact you. If it is easier, the IERO can visit you at home.