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Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release Homes fit for heroes: Raft of new measures to improve military family housing published on 18 April 2025, how the first 1,000 homes for refurbishment were selected

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
6 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release Homes fit for heroes: Raft of new measures to improve military family housing published on 18 April 2025, how the first 1,000 homes for refurbishment were selected

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 May 2025

    Answer published

    In our new Consumer Charter we announced seven commitments, one of which is to raise the minimum standard of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) with a new programme of refurbishment works targeted at 1,000 of the worst homes. A combination of factors will...

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