Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are currently living in Single Living Accommodation, and what that figure has been in each of the last ten years.
As at 23 October 2026, 82,157 Service personnel were recorded as occupying permanent Single Living Accommodation (SLA).
The equivalent point-in-time figures as at 23 October for each of the previous ten calendar years, together with the number of Service personnel recorded as occupying SLA at any point during the respective calendar year, are shown below.
Year | As at 23 October | Full Calendar Year |
2016 | 81,218 | 101,067 |
2017 | 80,650 | 99,642 |
2018 | 78,303 | 97,163 |
2019 | 80,450 | 99,933 |
2020 | 82,305 | 101,368 |
2021 | 84,881 | 103,613 |
2022 | 81,888 | 101,980 |
2023 | 79,461 | 97,457 |
2024 | 77,582 | 96,217 |
2025 | 80,003 | 96,976 |