Defence Secretary Ben Wallace speaks to cadets during a visit to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Berkshire The shocking state of housing for the UK’s military personnel has been revealed in new figures that show thousands of families were left cold this winter amid widespread heating failures., reveal that 5,540 incidents of military homes needing “urgent” heating repairs were reported between December and early March.
The standard of military homes has come under increased scrutiny following recent reports of damp and disrepair.reported that 8,000 military homes had damp issues, and more than 500 homes were deemed to not meet Government standards. was listed as having caused 421 delays over two days over the same period, of which 86 took more than five days to repair.
She said: “I was approached by Cynon Valley residents concerned about the number of serving armed forces personnel being left without heating and hot water during winter in service accommodation. The answers from Government show that hundreds have been left without heating for days at a time. “With our rectification plans we have enhanced our capabilities and improved standards to ensure any loss of heating or other major house maintenance issues are dealt with swiftly,” they added.