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Month of the Military Child
April is the “Month of the Military Child”, a time to recognise and celebrate the resilience, adaptability and strength shown by children growing up in Service families. Military children experience a unique childhood. Frequent moves, changing schools, time away from parents and the uncertainty that can come with Service life all require a high level of resilience. Despite these challenges, military children consistently
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New light pink shades added to Defence Homes colour palette
Following feedback from Service families, we are updating our Defence Homes Colour Palette this spring to introduce five new light pink shades. This update is part of our ongoing commitment to modernise outdated policies and give families greater freedom to make their homes feel like their own. Previously, all walls had to be returned to magnolia or white before moving out. With the
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Families First Newsletter – 27 March 2026
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A message to Service families
We know many of you, especially those in long term relationships or with childcare responsibilities for more than 80 nights a year have been waiting a long time for clearer information about widening access to Defence housing. Thank you for your patience. We understand how important it is for families to have clarity about their housing options, especially when
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Let’s get building: MOD set to start construction on first military homes in a decade
Good homes will be placed at the heart of UK military family life as the MOD is set to begin the construction of 265 new military family houses at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, the first such development in almost a decade. Families living in the area will see a range of new, modern apartments, houses and bungalows begin to be built at Carterton near the air base
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Families First Newsletter – 02 March 2026
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Minister for Veterans and People visits Bassingbourn to see SFA improvements
The Minister for Veterans and People, Louise Sandher-Jones visited Bassingbourn Barracks on 6 November to see first-hand how service personnel and their families are set to benefit from the biggest transformation of military housing in more than 50 years, as part of the new Defence Housing Strategy announced earlier this week. Rapid improvements are underway to raise the minimum standard of 1,000 of the worst military family homes and almost
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Defence Housing Strategy published
On 3 November 2025 the Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, announced the publication of The Defence Housing Strategy. Independently led by a team of experts and driven by the input of more than 6,000 service families, this document sets out the most significant change for Armed Forces housing in over 50 years. It
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Families First Newsletter – 23 October 2025
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