To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated for the provision of accommodation for armed forces families in the last three years.
Answered on
24 July 2018
The amount allocated by the Ministry of Defence for accommodation over the last three financial years (FY) is shown in the following table.
Work type | FY2015-16 | FY2016-17 | FY2017-18 | Totals |
Core Services[1] | £82,724,000 | £74,199,000 | £82,152,000 | £239,075,000 |
Improvements[2] | £53,002,000 | £64,789,000 | £56,194,000 | £173,985,000 |
Additional Works[3] | £13,711,000 | £22,784,000 | £26,185,000 | £62,680,000 |
Capital Purchases[4] | £19,804,000 | £11,031,000 | £690,000 | £31,525,000 |
Estimated Rent Costs | £33,499,500 | £34,931,000 | £38,535,000 | £106,965,500 |
Total | £202,740,500 | £207,734,000 | £203,756,000 | £614,230.500 |
[1] Cores services covers routine repairs and maintenance, gas and electric safety checks.
[2] Improvements covers installation of new kitchens and bathrooms in multiple Service Family Accommodation.
[3] Includes adaptations, Combined Accommodation Assessment System surveys, professional services, asbestos removal, electrical testing, regional minor works, demolitions etc.
[4] Capital Purchases covers buying new houses from developers.