To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military housing units were treated for (a) mould, (b) heating and (c) external wall insulation problems in each year since 2019.
Answered on
13 December 2023
Out of a total of c47,900 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties, in the period 1 April 2022 to 1 December 2023:
1,359 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) have received a damp and mould treatment package.
Figures not available for damp or mould only.
There have been 20,800 reports of maintenance issues relating to heating in SFA properties. There are currently 1,020 live issues ranging from minor issues such as faulty radiator valves to total loss of heating (where temporary heating or alternative accommodation is provided).
Data prior to the start of the Future Defence Infrastructure Services Accommodation contracts in April 2022 is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The table below shows the number of SFA that have had external wall insulation installed in each complete financial year since 2019;
Financial Year | No of SFA |
2022-23 | 900 |
2021-22 | 1,250 |
2020-21 | 800 |
2019-20 | 950 |