Armed Forces: Housing
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Single Living Accommodation units in (a) north Shropshire and (b) Shropshire were (i) flats, (ii) dormitories, (iii) container-type accommodation and (iv) other types of accommodation in each year since 2015.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The tables below provide a breakdown of Single Living Accommodation (SLA) in (a) North Shropshire and (b) Shropshire:
Information prior to 1 January 2023 is not held.
(a) North Shropshire:
Year | (i) Flats | (ii) Dormitory* | (iii) Container Type** | (iv) Other*** |
2023 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 506 |
2024 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 510 |
2025 (up until 18 Nov) | 0 | 32 | 0 | 509 |
(b) Shropshire:
Year | (i) Flats | (ii) Dormitory* | (iii) Container Type** | (iv) Other*** |
2023 | 0 | 1,874 | 0 | 2,148 |
2024 | 0 | 1,874 | 88 | 2,263 |
2025 (up until 18 Nov) | 0 | 1,842 | 88 | 2,148 |
* A dormitory is a room with multiple occupancy.
** Bedspaces identified as ‘Container-Type’ are modular temporary accommodation units.
*** Bedspaces identified under ‘Other’ are those with individual bedrooms.
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