Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service families have been required to move out of their Service Family Accommodation properties due to maintenance issues since June 2022.

In the period 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2023, a total of 678 families living in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties were booked into temporary hotel accommodation whilst repair works were conducted on their properties. 235 families were moved into permanent alternative SFA as a result of maintenance issues with their original allocated SFA.

Temporary accommodation is provided for a number of reasons, including non-habitable faults at move-ins, leaks, heating/hot water issues and total loss of cooking facilities.