FEDERATION within the RAF
The military is one of the few organisations in the UK that continues to offer housing as part of the employment package. And yet the traditional concept of ‘the patch’ is being challenged, and is likely to change signifi cantly over the coming years. On the one hand plans to reduce mobility and the Forces Help to Buy scheme have made home ownership a more realistic prospect. The 2016 Families Continuous Attitudes Survey (FAMCAS) showed that over 60% of RAF personnel own their home but only circa 36% are actually living it, while 71% of RAF families would like to live
Dispersed Families
By Tor Johnson, Dispersed Families Project Manager
in a privately owned home. So the demand is certainly there. On the other hand the Future Accommodation Model (FAM) is still being assessed and debated but is likely to see a decrease in availability of SFA and SLA, paired with some form of incentive towards private ownership or rental. Although there are many unknowns, it does seem clear that the proportion of RAF families living in privately owned or rented homes is likely to increase over the coming years. Given this context, the RAF Families’ Federation is keen to identify the impact of this change on families. In particular it recognises
that the RAF’s Dispersed Families – those who live away from their unit – experience unique advantages and challenges that need to be fully understood.
24 Envoy
Autumn 2017
raf-ff.org.uk
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