WATCH: 'All hope is gone' - Wolverhampton veterans left with nowhere to go

'All hope has gone. We've been let down and a lot of us don't know where to turn'.

The words of distraught ex-serviceman Robert Moss as he reflects on the imminent closure of The Stoneham Veterans Service at Roland Elcock House in Wolverhampton.

The centre, which has provided support services and accommodation for veterans over the last two years, is set to shut down next month after bosses at the Home Group said there was no funding left.

It means that residents at the Barnfield Road centre, many of whom need daily support for mental health and substance abuse issues, have been left to find new homes.

Wolverhampton South East MP Pat McFadden has today vowed to take up the veterans' cause in Parliament when it resumes next month.

He is writing to Defence Secretary Michael Fallon to ask what support can be given to the ex-servicemen following the closure.

"I have been working with some of the veterans living in this accommodation for a number of months," Mr McFadden said.

"These men served their country and now need our help in a proper, supportive environment.

"Their country has a duty to support them now their service is over."

Wolverhampton-born Mr Moss, a former Royal Artillery gunner, is one of 12 former soldiers that have been left to find new homes in the wake of the decision.

He says he has battled serious psychological problems and crack cocaine addiction since he left the army, and moved to Roland Elcock House in the hope that he would receive support and treatment.

"It just hasn't worked out," he said.

"All of us here need help because we find it hard to live normal lives.

"It is a constant battle from day to day, even with support. It's worse now."

One resident, who asked not to be named, suffered a brain injury after an IED exploded a few feet away from him in Northern Ireland in 1993.

A year earlier, his best friend had died in his arms after the IRA blew up a 4,000lb bomb in a van on the Irish border near Newry.

He says his experiences have left him suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which led to him struggling to settle down and prone to severe mood swings.

The man, who is originally from Oldbury, said: "I have found it almost impossible to stay in one place for any length of time.

"After leaving the army I would find myself moving from place to place without really understanding why. I have had some stability here for a short time.

"To open up a place that was purpose built only to close it after two years is ridiculous. It is a bit of a shambles really."

The site opened in September 2014 and cost £1.2 million. It has been funded since then by a grant of £261,891 from the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT).

Bosses at Home Group, which provides supported housing throughout Britain, said it was time for residents to move on to 'accommodation which better suits their needs'.

But John Gough, aged 46, who moved into a flat at the centre last year, says there is a lack of help for mental health issues on offer for ex-servicemen.

He said the veterans had been grateful for support from the local Sikh community, who had regularly provided food parcels, and the Royal British Legion, as well as military charities such as Help for Heroes.

"When it comes to dealing with the mental problems that have come since I left the forces there isn't much around," said Mr Gough, who served in both Gulf Wars during 12 years in the army.

He says he suffers from PTSD and has attempted to kill himself on five occasions.

"During my service I saw people killed, things have happened that I don't like to talk about.

"There is no way I am ready to move on. I'm in a state of panic at the moment because I have got to leave here in a few weeks. I have nowhere to go."