Armed Forces: Housing
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delaying the planned spending on the Defence Housing Strategy on retention and recruitment.
Answered by Ministry of Defence
Good quality accommodation is essential for the retention and recruitment of Service Personnel.
After years of neglect, the Defence Housing Strategy sets out a vision for the future transformation of military homes; 90% of military homes will be upgraded, renewed or rebuilt over a decade, funded through the Defence Investment Plan.
To meet today's threats, the Defence Secretary made the decision to re-prioritise elements of the early years Defence Investment Plan (DIP) funding to deliver rapid and critical capability upgrades by 2030. The decision to reprofile equates to approximately £3 billion for this Parliament and around £6 billion for next Parliament and the next subsequent financial year, compared to around £4 billion and around £5 billion previously stated. This substantial investment in the early years of the DIP will enable us to continue to deliver improvements to military housing.
Alongside the creation of the Defence Housing Service and the newly adopted Consumer Charter, the confirmed commitment to £9.2 billion investment over 10 years in Defence family housing will drive the delivery of homes that Service Personnel and their families deserve.
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