Use MoD’s 8,000 empty homes for refugees, say Lib Dems

Nearly 9,000 empty houses owned by the Ministry of Defence should be used to house Ukrainian refugees, the Liberal Democrats have said. The party’s call came after a Freedom of Information request revealed that the MoD owns 8,704 houses that are lying empty, some of which have been vacant for as long as 27 years. The empty properties are among 48,060 homes the MoD owns across Britain for its personnel under the Service Family Accommodation scheme. In the Freedom of Information release, the MoD admitted it has too many empty houses, with 18% lying empty. However, a spokesperson said: ‘There are currently no plans to use former barracks as part of the scheme and no request has been received by the MoD.” Daily Mail