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 availableService AccommodationMOD provides good quality, subsidised living accommodation for Service people and their families 
- No eligibility information availableAccommodation - Pinnacle National Service CentreThe Pinnacle National Service Centre provides a single point of contact for requests from families living in Service Family Accommodation 
- No eligibility information availableModernised Accommodation OfferThe 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. 
- No eligibility information availableForces Help to Buy SchemeWant to get your foot on the property ladder? You could borrow up to £25,000 interest-free with the Forces Help to Buy scheme. 
- No eligibility information availableFuture Accommodation ModelInformation 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 availableDisturbance ExpensesIf you need to move house because of your Service duties, you could be eligible for a contribution towards your expenses 
- No eligibility information availableMovement and Storage of Personal EffectsMove and/or store your belongings when assigned to a new location 
- No eligibility information availableRefund of Legal ExpensesIf 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 
- No eligibility information availableInsurance AllowanceIf you need to move your belongings for Service reasons, you can claim back the cost of transit insurance 
While you are posted on assignment
When you are on an assignment, there is help with some of the ongoing costs
- No eligibility information availableCouncil Tax ReliefIf you’re on a qualifying assignment or operation, you could claim a contribution towards your Council Tax payments 
- No eligibility information availableLodging AllowanceIf 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 
- No eligibility information availableFood and Incidentals AllowanceLiving 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 
- No eligibility information availableMine Countermeasures Vessels Environmental AllowanceIf you serve on a Mine Countermeasures Vessel you may be eligible for this allowance to compensate for the extra hardships you face 
- No eligibility information availableOverseas Rent AllowanceIf you need to rent private accommodation while serving overseas, you could claim an allowance to help cover the cost