Healey announces £1.5bn in extra funding for military homes
Healey announces £1.5bn in extra funding for military homes

More than £1.5 billion in extra funding for military homes will be confirmed as part of the Government’s strategic defence review, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The review will set out the money, which will be put towards work to improve housing and unlock further development.

Speaking on a visit to some military homes in Cambridgeshire, Defence Secretary John Healey said: “I’m announcing through the strategic defence review a record increase – £1.5 billion in the next five years – to upgrade military family homes.

Report by Covellm.

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