To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's Families First Newsletter published on 14 December 2023, how many of the 1000 void homes undergoing repair and maintenance have been completed.
Answered on
23 January 2024
The additional funding to bring c1000 void homes back online through a nationwide programme of high-quality refurbishment works, was allocated at the end of July 2023.
To date, 82 refurbishments have been completed. The majority of the work for the remaining homes has been instructed and the refurbishment programme is well underway. A refurbishment will only be counted as complete once all works are complete, work has been assured, and any snags have been rectified. It is anticipated that the majority of works will be completed by the end of this Financial Year.