AN EXTRA £1 million in government support for homeless veterans was dismissed as “peanuts” last night by a leading campaigner for ex-soldiers.

Former army sergeant Gus Hales told the Morning Star: “This may sound like a lot of money, but charities estimate there are scores of homeless veterans and when you divide it among them, it will be peanuts.

“The administrative costs of allocating this money will swallow up most of it in an instant and, so in many ways, the government is just paying lip service. It’s quite insulting.”