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Armed Forces: Housing

Asked by Sam CarlingLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 80728

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes his Department manages; and how many such homes are (a) single units, (b) family units and (c) HMOs.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently manages some 133,000 permanent and temporary Single living Accommodation bedspaces and 47,059 Service Family Accommodation properties across the UK.

The Department does not manage any Houses of multiple occupation (HMO).

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