Homes will finally be fit for forces in £9bn drive

MEMBERS of the armed forces will see the biggest upgrade to their housing in half a century under a £9billion package announced by the government.

- BY AARON NEWBURY

Louise Sandher-Jones had dire housing experience

It will deliver a "generational renewal" of military accommodation, with more than 40,000 homes modernised, refurbished or rebuilt.

There will also be a drive to get 100,000 civilian and military homes built on MoD land.