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Armed Forces: Housing

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 19376

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on (a) upgrading and (b) otherwise maintaining (i) single living accommodation and (ii) service families accommodation in (A) the 2024-25 financial year and (B) each remaining financial year of this Parliament.

Answered by Al Carns

The forecast spend for maintaining and improving Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in financial year (FY) 2024-25 is circa £400 million. Of this, circa £131 million is to be spent on improving/upgrading SFA and circa £309 million is to be spent on maintenance.

The forecast spend for Single Living Accommodation (SLA) in FY 2024-25 is circa £163 million. Of this, circa £56 million is to be spent on upgrading SLA and circa £107 million is to be spent on maintenance.

Funding allocation beyond FY 2024-25 is not yet known and will be dependent on the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review.

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