Armed Forces: Housing
(asked on 29th June 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average increase in rent was for armed forces personnel living in service families accommodation in each of the last five years.
The increases to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) rental charges recommended by the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) in each of the last five years are shown below:
Year | AFPRB Recommended Increase |
2017 | 1% |
2016 | No increase to rental charges for SFA under the four-tier grading system in advance of the transition to the Combined Accommodation Assessment System. |
2015 | 2.8% |
2014 | 2.2% |
2013 | Grade 1: 3.7% Grade 2: 2.5% Grade 3: 1.2% Grade 4: 0 |
For context the figures in the table below, for the preceding five years, show that these rent increases have not risen sharply:
Year | AFPRB Recommended Increase |
2012 | Grade 1: 2.9% Grade 2: 1.9% Grade 3: 1.0% Grade 4: 0 |
2011 | Grade 1: 1.4% Grade 2: 0.9% Grade 3: 0.5% Grade 4: 0 |
2010 | Grade 1: 1.2% Grade 2: 0.8% Grade 3: 0.4% Grade 4: 0 |
2009 | Grade 1: 3.7% Grade 2: 2.5% Grade 3: 1.2% Grade 4: 0 |
2008 | Grade 1: 3.7% Grade 2: 2.5% Grade 3: 1.2% Grade 4: 0 |