Armed Forces: Housing
(asked on 1st November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 66899 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many and what proportion of those living in Single Living Accommodation categorised as Grade 4 incurred no rental charge.
The Table below details the count of Service personnel occupying Single Living Accommodation (SLA) accommodation categorised at Grade 4 and below Grade 4 for the last five calendar years as at 3 November 2022.
Calendar Year | |||||
Permanent SLA Occupied | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 to date |
Count of Service Personnel at Grade 4 | 37,920 | 40,850 | 42,760 | 43,660 | 38,890 |
Count of Service Personnel Below Grade 4 | 4,560 | 4,530 | 4,690 | 4,670 | 4,360 |
A charge which includes rent and utilities is incurred for all accommodation categorised at Grades 1 to 4. For accommodation categorised below Grade 4, the charge excludes the rental element and only includes the cost of utilities.
For the purpose of clarity, the table below revises the one I provided in my answer to question 66899, in order to separate out the proportion of Permanent Single SLA at Category 4, and below Category 4 occupied by Service Personnel across the last five calendar years.
Calendar Year | |||||
Permanent SLA Grading | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 to date |
Grade 1 | 35% | 33% | 27% | 22% | 21% |
Grade 2 | 30% | 34% | 36% | 36% | 37% |
Grade 3 | 20% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 17% |
Grade 4 | 40% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 40% |
Below Grade 4 | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Other | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% |
Grand Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Please note - a Service Person may have occupied more than one type of SLA across the calendar year.