JSP 464 is the definitive policy for the provision of service family accommodation, single living accommodation and the substitute equivalents.
Updates to this page
From: Ministry of Defence Published: 3 August 2009 Last updated: 6 October 2026-
6 October 2026
Updated: JSP 464 Volume 1 - UK Accommodation Policy, JSP 464 Volume 2 - UK Accommodation Procedures, JSP 464 Volume 3 - UK Charging and Assessment Guide, JSP 464 Volume 5 – Overseas Accommodation Policy.
-
1 September 2026
Added: 'JSP 464 Volume 1 - UK Accommodation Policy (v7 Sept 26)'.
-
29 July 2026
Updated: 'JSP 464 Volume 1 - UK Accommodation Policy (v6 Jul 26)'. 'JSP 464 Volume 2 - UK Accommodation Procedures (v5 Jul 26)'. 'JSP 464 Volume 4 - UK and Overseas Accommodation Pilots (v4 Jul 26)'. 'JSP 464 Volume 5 – Overseas Accommodation Policy (v4 Jul 26)'.
-
1 April 2026
JSP 464 Volumes 1 to 5 have been updated.
-
13 February 2026
Updated 'JSP 464 Volume 1 - UK Accommodation Policy (v4 Feb 2026)', 'JSP 464 Volume 2 - UK Accommodation Procedures (v3 Feb 2026)', 'JSP 464 Volume 3 - UK Charging and Assessment Guide (v3 Feb 2026)' and 'JSP 464 Volume 4 - UK and Overseas Accommodation Pilots (v2 Feb 2026)'.
-
27 January 2026
'JSP 464 volume 1 - UK accommodation policy (version 1, October 2025)' and 'JSP 464 volume 5 - overseas accommodation policy (version 1, September 2025)' removed.
-
22 January 2026
'JSP 464 Volume 5 - Overseas Accommodation Policy (version 2 December 2025)' and 'JSP 464 Volume 1 - UK Accommodation Policy (version 3 December 2025)' added.
-
16 October 2025
Updated Volumes 1,2 and 3.
-
22 September 2025
Updated JSP 464 volumes 1 to 5.
-
11 March 2025
Updated JSP 464: volume 1 part 1; volume 1 part 2; volume 1 part 3; volume 2 part 1; volume 3 part 1; volume 3 part 2; volume 4 part 1 and volume 5.
-
30 January 2025
Updated: 'JSP 464: (volume 4, part 1 directive) tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot', and 'JSP 464: (volume 5) overseas Service Family Accommodation (SFA), Single Living Accommodation (SLA) and their substitutes'
-
31 May 2024
Updated: JSP 464 Volume 1, Parts 1-3; Volume 2, Part 1, and Volume 3, Parts 1-2. Added: JSP 464 Volume 5, Part 1.
-
21 March 2024
Updated 'JSP 464: (volume 3, part 1 directive) service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG)'.
-
11 March 2024
Updated 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive' and 'JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive'.
-
3 November 2023
Updated 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive (version 29)', 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, UK and overseas, part 2 guidance (version 20)', 'JSP 464: Tri-service accommodation regulations: complaints, challenges and appeals, part 3 (version 2)', 'JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive, part 1 (version 22)', and 'JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive (version 23)'.
-
28 July 2023
Updated JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, and added 'JSP 464: Tri-service accommodation regulations: complaints, challenges and appeals, part 3 '.
-
18 April 2023
Updated 'JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive (version 20)'.
-
15 March 2023
Updated 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive'.
-
10 February 2023
Updated 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive (version 27)', 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, UK and overseas, part 2 guidance (version 18)', 'JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive (version 19)', 'JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive (version 21)' and 'JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): guidance'.
-
20 September 2022
Updated JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive (version 10).
-
7 July 2022
Updated: 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive', 'JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive' and 'JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive'.
-
13 April 2022
Updated: JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive (version 25).
-
5 April 2022
Added the following documents: JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive (version 25) (updated 5 April 2022); JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, UK and overseas, part 2 guidance (version 17) (updated 5 April 2022); JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive (version 17) (updated 5 April 2022) and JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive (updated 5 April 2022).
-
28 February 2022
'JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model' updated.
-
3 February 2022
Added the following document updates to page: JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive (version 24) (updated 3 February 2022); JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, UK and overseas, part 2 guidance (version 16) (updated 3 February 2022); JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): guidance (updated 3 February 2022); JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive (version 16) (updated 3 February 2022).
-
14 November 2021
Update to 'JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive'.
-
3 November 2021
Documents updated: 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive', 'JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, UK and overseas', 'JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive' and 'JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive'.
-
12 July 2021
Added an updated version of JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1.
-
7 May 2021
Updated JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive (version 5).
-
1 April 2021
Updated JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive and part 2 guidance.
-
18 December 2020
Updated the JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive to version 5.
-
1 October 2020
Updated JSP 464 Volume 3, part 1 and 2 with the latest versions.
-
20 July 2020
Updated JSP 464 Volume 2, Part 1 and Volume 3 Part 1 and 2.
-
17 July 2020
Updated JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive (version 4).
-
1 April 2020
Updated JSP 464: Volume 1 Part 1 and 2, Volume 3 Part 1 and Volume 4 Part 1.
-
3 February 2020
Updated: JSP 464: Volume 1, part 1 and 2. Volume 2, part 1 and 2. Volume 3, part 1.
-
12 December 2019
Added JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive (version 2) (Updated 12 December 2019).
-
11 December 2019
Added JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive (version 2).
-
30 September 2019
JSPS 464 updated part 1 to 4.
-
1 July 2019
Updated JSP 464 Volume 1 Parts 1, Volume 2 Parts 1 and Volume 3 Part 1.
-
31 May 2019
Added JSP 464: tri-service accommodation regulations volume 4 future accommodation model (FAM) pilot part 1 directive.
-
1 April 2019
Added JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive (version 16), JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, UK and overseas, part 2 guidance (version 9), JSP 464: single living accommodation and substitute service single accommodation: directive (version 9) and JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive (version 10).
-
1 March 2019
Added JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive (version 15).
-
5 December 2018
Added: JSP 464: service accommodation charges, combined accommodation assessment system (CAAS) and 4-tier grading (4TG): directive (version 9) - Updated December 2018
-
19 June 2018
Updated JSP 464 Volume 1 Part 1.
-
8 June 2018
Updated all Volumes and parts for JSP 464.
-
16 May 2018
Updated JSP 464: service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation part 1 directive to version 12.
-
16 April 2018
Updated JSP 464 Volume 1 Parts 1 & 2, Volume 2 Parts 1 & 2 and Volume 3 Part.
-
12 February 2018
Updated JSP 464 Tri-Service Accommodation Regulations Volume 3: Service Accommodation Charges, Combined Accommodation Assessment System (CAAS) and 4-Tier Grading (4TG) Part 1 Version 6.
-
5 February 2018
Added JSP 464: Service Family Accommodation (SFA) Substitute Service Family Accommodation, UK and Overseas part 1 directive (version 10)
-
6 December 2017
Updated Volume 1 part 1 and Volume 3 part 1.
-
6 November 2017
Added updated JSP 464 volume 1 parts 1, volume 1 part 2, volume 2 part 1, volume 2 part 2, volume 3 part 1 and volume 3 part 2.
-
7 August 2017
Added updated JSP 464 volume 3 part 2.
-
3 July 2017
Added latest versions of Volume 1 Part 1, Volume 2 Part 2 and Volume 3 Part 1.
-
6 March 2017
Added updated Volume 1 Parts 1&2, Volume 2 Parts 1&2 and Volume 3 Part 1
-
2 February 2017
Updated: Service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation, UK and Overseas: directive
-
9 January 2017
Added updated JSP 464 Volume 1 Parts 1, Volume 2 Parts 1 and 2 and Volume 3 Part 1
-
14 November 2016
Replaced JSP 464 Volume 1 Parts 1 and 2 and Volume 2 Part 1
-
4 May 2016
Added updated JSP 464 Vol 1, Part 2 with amendments to telephone numbers.
-
26 April 2016
Added updated Vol2 Part 2 document.
-
1 March 2016
Added updated versions JSP 464 Volume 3 Parts 1 and 2.
-
22 February 2016
Added updated Vol 1 parts 1 and 2. Added updated Vol 2 parts 1 and 2.
-
26 January 2016
Added updated Vol1 parts 1 and 2; Vol 2 part 2
-
24 November 2015
Added updated versions of JSP Vol 3 Parts 1 and 2.
-
17 September 2015
Updated all documents to the latest versions.
-
8 May 2015
Added revised parts for 1 to 4.
-
3 December 2014
Added replacement versions of Part 1 and Part 3.
-
2 December 2014
Added revised parts 1-4.
-
25 September 2014
Updated all 4 parts.
-
16 July 2014
Added updated part 4 amendment 13.
-
17 June 2014
Addded amended documents
-
11 June 2014
Added Part 1 amendment 19, Part 2 and 3 amendment 16 and part 4 amendment 11.
-
3 April 2014
Added updated 'Part 1: United Kingdom service family accommodation (SFA) and substitute service family accommodation (SSFA)'.
-
28 February 2014
Added updated versions of JSP 464 parts 1 to 4.
-
14 January 2013
Updated parts 1,2 and 3
-
3 August 2009
First published.
Documents
JSP 464 Volume 1 - UK Accommodation Policy
PDF, 1.5 MB, 194 pages
JSP 464 Volume 2 - UK Accommodation Procedures
PDF, 2.06 MB, 175 pages
JSP 464 Volume 3 - UK Charging and Assessment Guide
PDF, 552 KB, 53 pages
JSP 464 Volume 4 - UK and Overseas Accommodation Pilots (v4 Jul 26)
PDF, 439 KB, 31 pages
JSP 464 Volume 5 – Overseas Accommodation Policy
PDF, 2.79 MB, 288 pages
Details
Joint Service Publication (JSP) 464 is the overall and definitive policy source document for the provision of Service family accommodation (SFA), single living accommodation (SLA) and the substitute equivalents on a worldwide basis and takes primacy on all accommodation policy matters.