Army: Food
(asked on 30th May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the daily messing rate for a soldier in the British army in each quarter in each of the past five years
The Daily Messing Rate (DMR) differs across our overseas bases and the multiple Operations and Exercises carried out across the globe each year.
The table below sets out the DMR rates for each quarter of the last five years in the UK, for Service personnel, noting the differences in kcal requirements from May 2024;
| kcal requirements | |||||
Quarter | 3000 kcal | 4000 kcal | 5000 kcal | |||
20/21 Q1 (Apr-Jun 20) | £3.58 | £4.14 | £6.39 | |||
20/21 Q2 (Jul-Sep 20) | £3.62 | £4.17 | £6.41 | |||
20/21 Q3 (Oct-Dec 20) | £3.63 | £4.19 | £6.43 | |||
20/21 Q4 (Jan-Mar 21) | £3.63 | £4.19 | £6.43 | |||
21/22 Q1 (Apr-Jun 21) | £3.64 | £4.21 | £6.45 | |||
21/22 Q2 (Jul-Sep 21) | £3.66 | £4.22 | £6.47 | |||
21/22 Q3 (Oct-Dec 21) | £3.63 | £4.11 | £6.06 | |||
21/22 Q4 (Jan-Mar 22) | £3.63 | £4.11 | £6.06 | |||
22/23 Q1 (Apr-Jun 22) | £3.69 | £4.18 | £6.13 | |||
22/23 Q2 (Jul-Sep 22) | £3.62 | £4.12 | £6.07 | |||
22/23 Q3 (Oct-Dec 22) | £3.62 | £4.12 | £6.07 | |||
22/23 Q4 (Jan-Mar 23) | £3.62 | £4.12 | £6.07 | |||
23/24 Q1 (Apr-Jun 23) | £3.90 | £4.52 | £6.47 | |||
23/24 Q2 (Jul-Sep 23) | £5.19 | £6.01 | £8.01 | |||
23/24 Q3 (Oct-Dec 23) | £5.28 | £6.11 | £8.17 | |||
23/24 Q4 (Jan-Mar 24) | £5.22 | £6.05 | £8.05 | |||
24/25 Q1 (Apr 24 only) | £5.22 | £6.05 | £8.05 | |||
Note; Defence Catering Strategy Implemented from 1 May 24 (Revised kcal requirement and DMR calculation method). | ||||||
Quarter | 2900 kcal | 3600 kcal | 5000 kcal | |||
24/25 Q1 continued (May-Jun 24 only) | £5.64 | £6.10 | £8.56 | |||
24/25 Q2 (Jul-Sep 24) | £5.64 | £6.11 | £8.59 | |||
24/25 Q3 (Oct-Dec 24) | £5.60 | £6.05 | £8.45 | |||
24/25 Q4 (Jan-Mar 25) | £5.65 | £6.12 | £8.88 | |||
Current (Apr-Jun 25) | £5.77 | £6.24 | £8.96 | |||