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Accommodation

Find out about subsidised accommodation and related allowances here. Answer questions if you want to see what you may be entitled to

Accommodation options

Whether you want to live in Service provided accommodation or rent or buy your own home, these are the main living options for our Service Personnel, together with information about changes that are being introduced.

  • No eligibility information available

    Service Accommodation

    MOD provides good quality, subsidised living accommodation for Service people and their families

    • accommodation
    • families
  • No eligibility information available

    Accommodation - Pinnacle National Service Centre

    The Pinnacle National Service Centre provides a single point of contact for requests from families living in Service Family Accommodation

    • No eligibility information available

      Modernised Accommodation Offer

      The Modernised Accommodation Offer is intended to modernise accommodation entitlements, improve the standard of Single Living Accommodation, update the overseas accommodation offer and, overall, give you more of a say in how you live

      • accommodation
    • No eligibility information available

      Widening of Accommodation Entitlement

      If you're assigned to selected locations after 31 Oct 23 and are in an established long-term relationship, you will be entitled to Service Family Accommodation in the same way as those who are married or in civil partnerships

      • No eligibility information available

        Forces Help to Buy Scheme

        Want to get your foot on the property ladder? You could borrow up to £25,000 interest-free with the Forces Help to Buy scheme

        • accommodation
        • families
      • No eligibility information available

        Future Accommodation Model

        Information for those Service personnel who received an Assignment Order to a FAM pilot site and benefited from the offer up to the 31 March 2023.

        Help moving house for Service duties

        The Armed Forces often require personnel to move home on assignment, but offer a number of benefits to make the process as painless as possible.

        • No eligibility information available

          Disturbance Expenses

          If you need to move house because of your Service duties, you could be eligible for a contribution towards your expenses

          • accommodation
          • relocation
        • No eligibility information available

          Movement and Storage of Personal Effects

          Move and/or store your belongings when assigned to a new location

          • relocation
        • No eligibility information available

          Refund of Legal Expenses

          If you are a homeowner who is permanently assigned to a new duty station and you decide to sell your home and buy another at your new duty station, you could get a contribution towards your legal expenses

          • relocation
          • accommodation
        • No eligibility information available

          Insurance Allowance

          If you need to move your belongings for Service reasons, you can claim back the cost of transit insurance

          • relocation

        While you are posted on assignment

        When you are on an assignment, there is help with some of the ongoing costs

        • No eligibility information available

          Council Tax Relief

          If you’re on a qualifying assignment or operation, you could claim a contribution towards your Council Tax payments

          • accommodation
          • deployment
          • overseas
        • No eligibility information available

          Lodging Allowance

          If you’re eligible for single Service accommodation but there isn’t any available, you could claim an allowance to help cover your rent and other expenses

          • accommodation
        • No eligibility information available

          Food and Incidentals Allowance

          Living in self-catering facilities 3 miles or more away from your unit’s messing facilities? You may be able to claim a contribution towards the cost of your food and other daily expenses

          • food and messing
          • accommodation
        • No eligibility information available

          Mine Countermeasures Vessels Environmental Allowance

          If you serve on a Mine Countermeasures Vessel you may be eligible for this allowance to compensate for the extra hardships you face

          • deployment
        • No eligibility information available

          Overseas Rent Allowance

          If you need to rent private accommodation while serving overseas, you could claim an allowance to help cover the cost

          • overseas
          • accommodation