JSP 464 - Ministry of Defence

As at 13 Jul 12
6C-1
ANNEX C TO
CHAPTER 6
SUBSTITUTE SERVICE FAMILIES ACCOMMODATION (SSFA) REGULATIONS
INTRODUCTION
1. SSFA will be provided by the MOD DIO OPS Accommodation contractor from the
commercial rental market on those occasions when there is insufficient Service Family
Accommodation (SFA) to meet the demand in accordance with the following regulations.
In principle, SSFA will broadly equate to the applicant’s equivalent entitlement to SFA,
however, because of the unpredictability of the commercial rental market, occupants of
SSFA should be made aware that there is no security of tenure beyond the first 6 months
of the lease.
ENTITLEMENT TO SSFA
2. Entitlement criteria. Individuals may apply for SSFA on assignment to a new duty
unit (but see paragraph 10) subject to the following criteria:
a. They must be entitled to SFA (in accordance with Chapter 3, TSARs JSP 464
Part 1).
b. The HASC must have issued a Non-Availability Certificate (NAC) in respect of
the applicant.
c. They expect to occupy the property for a minimum of 6 months.
3. Non entitled personnel. The following personnel are not entitled to SSFA:
a. Personnel who own/part own 31 a property within the appropriate SSFA radius 32
of their duty Station and unless the property cannot be occupied by the applicant
because:
i. The property is uninhabitable because it is undergoing renovation or
subject to some other building related work (such as underpinning for
subsidence).
ii. The property is subject to an existing lease and early termination would
have financial penalties.
iii. The property is not suitable to occupy due to the size of the Service family,
subject to SFA entitlements.
b. If the circumstances at 3a (i) and (ii) above apply, personnel will be provided
with SSFA for 6 months at which time the Non Availability Certificate (NAC) will be
31 Ownership of a property includes both legal and beneficial ownership. Personnel will be considered to have beneficial (part)
ownership of a property if they have contributed to the purchase price by supplying capital (including a deposit payment) and/or by
regularly paying/contributing to the mortgage payments.
32 Outside London – up to 10 miles. Inside London: MOD personnel on the VCDS 45 Minute List up to 45 mins travel by public
transport; MOD personnel (non VCDS 45 Minute List) up to 1½ hrs travel by public transport; Formed units up to 10 miles.