Armed Forces: Housing
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage increase for Single Living Accommodation charges was for grades (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4 in each year since 2010.
Answered by Maria Eagle
The requested information is provided in the following table:
| Percentage Increase (Single Living Accommodation) | |||
Year | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
2010 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0 |
2011 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0 |
2012 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0 |
2013 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0 |
2014 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0 |
2015 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0 |
2016 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0 |
2018 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 |
2019 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 |
2020 | 0.8 | 0.53 | 0.27 | 0 |
2021 | 1.7 | 1.13 | 0.57 | 0 |
2022 | 1% cap and tiered/graduated uplift to these charges with smallest increase applied to lowest standard | |||
2023 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
2024 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Note: all percentage increases were recommended by the independent Armed Forces Pay Review Body. The latest (2024) recommendation was accepted by the previous administration.
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