Armed Forces: Housing
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50625 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service personnel have used the Forces Help to Buy scheme in each of the last five financial years.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The following table shows the number of First Stage applications for the Forces Help to Buy Scheme where the applicant has passed the initial eligibility checks.
Financial Year | Number of First Stage Applications |
2020-21 | 10,135 |
2021-22 | 6,997 |
2022-23 | 5,108 |
2023-24 | 3,934 |
2024-25 | 3,893 |
Further statistics on the Forces Help to Buy Scheme Service are published by the Ministry of Defence on gov.uk at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/forces-help-to-buy-scheme-quarterly-statistics-202425
The Defence Housing Strategy, planned for publication later this year, will set out a roadmap to deliver a generational renewal of military accommodation, where the main objective is to raise the minimum standard of Armed Forces housing. It will also turbocharge the development of surplus military land creating opportunities for Armed Forces home ownership and supporting the delivery of affordable homes for families across Britain as part of the Government’s Plan for Change.
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