ACCOMMODATION MATTERS
FEDERATION
By Stan Brathwaite, RAFFFHousing Specialist
It’s been areally busy time in the accommodation world and so Ithought it might be worth starting with asummary of what’s happened in the last few months.
First up was the introduction of the Combined Accommodation Assessment System (CAAS) of grading for Service Family Accommodation (SFA). From our mailbag it seems that many are disappointed that charges are rising for the majority of SFA occupants at atime when the response maintenance service is having some real problems. Iunderstand completely why people are angry but the two issues are totally unconnected. Even so, we did say to MOD that the timing was not great and that this would cause angst….
DIO’s view is that the CAAS introduction has gone well, when measured by the number of actual CAASchallenges and possible CAAS appeals (around 2,000), versus the potential number of occupied SFA –around 49,000. That said, there are clearly some odd outcomes that merit review.However,we at the RAF FF have only received 24 direct requests for advice. As can be expected, the bar for a successful challenge is very high and, for the uninitiated, the guidelines are formidable. However some appeals have been upheld -sodon’t be put
off.Remember,you now have up to 28 days from the date of Move-In to submit aCAASStage 1 Challenge –ifyou need help, get in touch. And good luck!
20 Autumn 2016
raf-ff.org.uk
Many of you will have heard about the Public Accounts Committee session and its report into Service Families Accommodation. It’s fair to say CarillionAmey (CA) took a battering from the MPs on the Committee and have now been given some targets they need to reach quickly if they are to keep the contract. We have been pummelling both the DIO and CA on performance since the new contract began and it’s frustrating that it has taken intervention from the Secretary of State and the Public Accounts Committee to at last get
things put right (we hope). We’ll keep pummelling…
And then there was the tri-service Future Accommodation Model (FAM) survey we ran for a month on behalf of the MOD. The survey wanted to hear the thoughts of Service families (not the Serving Person - that comes any time now, if not out already) about what are still broad options for accommodating military families in the future. The results will be used to refine the options being looked at but it’s worth emphasising that, if FAM goes ahead, it has the potential
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