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Irregular Occupancy
What is Irregular Occupancy?
You become an Irregular Occupant when you remain in SFA beyond your entitlement. This may occur for one of several reasons and not necessarily through any fault of your own.
The Licence Holder
Only one person can hold the licence to a SFA. It is the Service person in the family or if both husband and wife are serving it will be one or other, normally the one whose parent unit the quarter is at.
Reasons for Becoming an Irregular Occupant
Service Person Leaves the RAF
On leaving the Service entitlement to SFA ceases on the last day of Service any length of occupancy beyond this is Irregular.
Breakdown of Marriage
If breakdown of marriage occurs there is a period of 'cooling off' but once the marital category of the serving person changes from 'married' to 'separated' then a process of 'notice to quit' kicks in for the person remaining in the quarter, whether that is the serving member or the non-serving person.
See also Section 'Where do I Go from Here'
Full details of Loss of Entitlement are on the Defence Estates website
Telephone: 01780 781650
The RAF Families Federation
13-15 St Georges Road
Wittering
Peterborough
PE8 6DL
As a Service person living in SFA, have you ever had to take leave to wait at home for a contractor? If so, please answer 'yes' and click on the brown ‘Have your Say’ block and let us know how much leave you have lost this way in the last 12 months.