Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will publish details for each listed type of service family accommodation of (a) the standard number of occupants and bedrooms, (b) the square footage of the property and (c) the number of service personnel living in each type of accommodation as of 31 March 2022.
The table below details each type of Service Family Accommodation (SFA), the standard number of occupants and bedrooms, floor size by square meterage and the number of personnel living in each type of SFA.
Property Type | Standard Number of Occupants | Number of Bedrooms | Total Floor Size (sq m) | Number of Service Licence Holders Occupying as at 31 March 2022 |
Type 1 | 6/7 | 2 Double, 2/3 Single | 251 | 55 |
Type 2 | 6/7 | 2 Double, 2/3 Single | 210 | 207 |
Type 3 | 6 | 2 Double, 2 Single | 155.5 | 1,433 |
Type 4 | 6 | 2 Double, 2 Single | 137 | 2,900 |
Type 5 | 5 | 2 Double, 1 Single | 116.4 | 2,539 |
Type 5S | 5 | 2 Double, 1 Single | 137 | 611 |
Type B | 4 | 2 Double | 85.5 | 6,978 |
Type C | 5 | 2 Double, 1 Single | 94.5 | 18,515 |
Type D | 7 | 3 Double, 1 Single | 119.5 | 3,050 |
Type DS* (Type DS* is a Type D SFA, that is comprised of two SFA’s reconfigured to make one). | 7 | 3 Double, 1 Single | 47 |
Some SFA will comprise of more than one service resident.