Armed Forces: Housing
(asked on 17th November 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Single Living Accommodation units in (a) north Shropshire and (b) Shropshire were (i) flats, (ii) dormitories, (iii) container-type accommodation and (iv) other types of accommodation in each year since 2015.
The tables below provide a breakdown of Single Living Accommodation (SLA) in (a) North Shropshire and (b) Shropshire:
Information prior to 1 January 2023 is not held.
(a) North Shropshire:
Year | (i) Flats | (ii) Dormitory* | (iii) Container Type** | (iv) Other*** |
2023 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 506 |
2024 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 510 |
2025 (up until 18 Nov) | 0 | 32 | 0 | 509 |
(b) Shropshire:
Year | (i) Flats | (ii) Dormitory* | (iii) Container Type** | (iv) Other*** |
2023 | 0 | 1,874 | 0 | 2,148 |
2024 | 0 | 1,874 | 88 | 2,263 |
2025 (up until 18 Nov) | 0 | 1,842 | 88 | 2,148 |
* A dormitory is a room with multiple occupancy.
** Bedspaces identified as ‘Container-Type’ are modular temporary accommodation units.
*** Bedspaces identified under ‘Other’ are those with individual bedrooms.