Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were living in service family accommodation in the UK as of the end of financial year 2021-22; and how many of those personnel were (a) charged for fuel and light via their pay accounts and (b) eligible for support with their utility bills under the Fuel Subsidy Scheme.

34,920 Service personnel were living in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in the UK at the end of financial year 2021-22. As at 12 July 2022, the Ministry of Defence charge Service personnel occupying 541 properties under the Fuel and Light Scheme. There are 1,132 properties eligible for the Fuel Subsidy Scheme, however, entitlement of Service personnel occupying these properties is dependent on additional factors, such as the rank of the occupant.