Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the criteria are for assessing houses in Service Family Accommodation as grade (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E, and (f)F.

The methodology for assessing the appropriate Combined Accommodation Assessment System (CAAS) band for each individual Service Family Accommodation (SFA) is set out in JSP 464 Volume 3, Part 1, Chapter 5. It can be accessed through the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699815/20180416-JSP_464_Volume_3_Part_1_-_Version_7.pdf

The number of SFA within each CAAS Band is as follows:

All Service Personnel who meet the criteria for SFA are entitled to housing at decent homes standard or above as set by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. No Service family is obliged to accept a home below this standard.