jones20
03-02-2021, 11:29
All I can say it’s a good job they didn’t see the conditions that C Company were living in when we were in
lemgo in 1978/79 over 100 blokes living underneath the gym
Thousands of armed forces personnel are living in sub-standard accommodation, according to a report by the government's spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office said barracks had suffered from "decades of under-investment" by the Ministry of Defence.
Issues with basics such as heating and hot water were among the common complaints, the report said.
The MoD said it had invested £1.2bn over the last decade in improving military housing.
But the watchdog said there was still a £1.5bn backlog of repairs and the MoD was failing in its commitment to provide high-quality subsidised housing.
As of last year, more than half of the armed forces - nearly 80,000 people - were occupying single living accommodation blocks, either on a full or part-time basis.
lemgo in 1978/79 over 100 blokes living underneath the gym
Thousands of armed forces personnel are living in sub-standard accommodation, according to a report by the government's spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office said barracks had suffered from "decades of under-investment" by the Ministry of Defence.
Issues with basics such as heating and hot water were among the common complaints, the report said.
The MoD said it had invested £1.2bn over the last decade in improving military housing.
But the watchdog said there was still a £1.5bn backlog of repairs and the MoD was failing in its commitment to provide high-quality subsidised housing.
As of last year, more than half of the armed forces - nearly 80,000 people - were occupying single living accommodation blocks, either on a full or part-time basis.