Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unoccupied service family accommodation properties there are in the defence estate.

As at 30 November 2023, there are 9,121 unoccupied Service Family Accommodation homes in the UK across the Defence estate, of these, 1,931 are under offer to Service families.

A significant number of properties are vacant to allow for essential repairs and modernisation. A nationwide programme of refurbishment works is underway to improve around 1,000 homes.

Others are set aside for future basing requirements, including forthcoming changes to accommodation entitlements under the New Accommodation Offer, which will significantly increase those entitled to SFA.

Others are earmarked for disposal, demolition or to hand back to Annington Property Limited.