Armed Forces: Housing
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many urgent repairs were requested for Service Family Accommodation from 23/03/26 to 06/04/26.
Answered by Luke Pollard
Between 23 March and 6 April 2026, a total of 1,639 requests were logged as urgent repair requests for Service Family Accommodation properties across the UK Defence estate.
A report that is detailing the breakdown of urgent repairs by their reason can be seen in the table below.
Category | Number of requests |
BRICKLAYER WORKS | 2 |
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER | 288 |
GROUNDWORKS | 4 |
HANDYMAN | 5 |
HEAT/AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP WORKS | 5 |
HEATING REPRESSURISE SYSTEM WORKS | 3 |
GAS ENGINEER WORKS | 622 |
HEAT AND OIL WORKS | 8 |
JOINER WORKS | 181 |
MOULD TREATMENT WORKS | 3 |
PEST CONTROL WORKS | 15 |
PLUMBING WORKS | 471 |
ROOFER WORKS | 28 |
SPECIALIST WORKS | 4 |
Grand Total | 1,639 |
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