Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what transitional housing support is available to service members and their families leaving the armed forces.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides education and support to Service personnel due to leave the Armed Forces to prepare them for the transition to civilian life. This includes education and advice about future housing options, delivered by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office.

Service leavers have priority in applying for Government sponsored affordable housing schemes and they retain this status for a period of 12 months in England and Wales and 24 months in Scotland after their discharge from service. Those injured in Service should also have preferential access to appropriate housing schemes, as well as assistance with necessary adaptations to private housing or Service accommodation whilst serving.

The MOD referral scheme also provides support to Service leavers and their families, with social housing offers made directly by housing associations and other charitable housing providers following discharge.