Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid out in compensation to service personnel and their families living in Service Family Accommodation due to poor housing conditions in each of the past five years.
No compensation has been paid to Service personnel due to poor housing conditions. The Ministry of Defence only allocates properties that meet the Decent Homes Standard as a minimum condition. In April 2017, a compensation scheme was introduced to provide recompense to Service families in two key areas – missed maintenance appointments and significant defects encountered at Move-In to a new property. Details of these payments are given below.
| 2017-18 | 2018-19 | ||
| Value | No of Claims | Value | No of Claims |
Missed Maintenance appointments | £102,920 | 3,058 | £99,570 | 2,926 |
Significant Defects at Move-In | £18,480 | 232 | £9,300 | 121 |