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Armed Forces: Housing

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 59760

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time was to resolve urgent repairs requested for service family accommodation in the last 12 months.

Answered by Al Carns

The average response time to resolve urgent repairs requested for Service Family Accommodation from April 2024 to March 2025 is below:

Month

Average Response Time In Hours

April 2024

38.48

May 2024

37.99

June 2024

33.50

July 2024

38.10

August 2024

40.43

September 2024

38.35

October 2024

40.98

November 2024

38.26

December 2024

36.30

January 2025

40.86

February 2025

36.05

March 2025

38.39

Please note, the Department can only provide data up to the last quarterly period which ended in March 2025.

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