questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse of his Department's spending on targeted cost of living support for service personnel was in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023 as of 28 November 2023.
answerText: In 2022, a £150 contribution in lieu of council tax rebate for Service personnel replicated the national civilian council tax rebate. HM Treasury contributed circa £5 million, whilst the Ministry of Defence funded the delivery costs which amounted to circ...
heading: Armed Forces: Cost of Living