Are you in a long-term relationship (LTR) and looking to move into a quarter? Currently, unless you’re living on a Future Accommodation Model (FAM) pilot site, unmarried couples are only eligible for surplus ho...
A WORD FROM... COLLETTE MUSGRAVE, AFF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Our winter issue focuses on your home, as housing continues to be the subject that you raise most frequently with us.
We know from our 2020 Big Survey t...
According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, young people live with their parents for longer than they did 20 years ago. For service families with over-18s who are still at home and ...
The National Housing Prime (NHP) contract, which provides management and maintenance services for Service Family Accommodation (SFA), will be replaced in spring 2022 by five new accommodation contracts.
The ch...
The current National Housing Prime (NHP) contract with Amey, which has encompassed the management and maintenance of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) since 2014, will be replaced in early 2022.
Defence Infra...
AFF housing specialist Cat Calder gives the lowdown on extra funding for service accommodation…
To help generate work in the building industry after the first COVID-19 lockdown, the government gave DIO £200
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IN OUR 2020 Big Survey we asked you to share your views about the Future Accommodation Model – the future of housing for army families. We heard from a diverse mix of spouses and partners, service personnel and...
Blighted by mould and damp in your quarter? AFF housing specialist, Cat Calder, explains how we are building up a picture of where the worst-hit areas are…
Every time you come to us with an issue with damp or ...
What's the difference between retention of an SFA and surplus SFA? AFF housing specialist, Cat Calder, explains all…
Retention is an extension of your entitlement at your previous posting and there are strict ...
Cat goes through the retention rules if you need to stay put for study or training…
One of my first successes on joining AFF nine years ago (is it really that long?!) was to push for a change in policy to allo...