The Ministry of Defence has settled a legal case brought by more than 4,500 claimants – up to 90% of whom are thought to be currently serving – over the way it "discriminately" charged rent for Single Living Accommodation (SLA).
Lawyers working for Leigh Day Solicitors have secured a £12m compensation agreement which will see approximately 3,800 claimants receive four-figure payouts, sources said.
But some service personnel told BFBS Forces News they felt unable to join the class-action legal challenge because they feared repercussions — a situation Veterans and People Minister Louise Sandher-Jones said she was “really worried” to hear about.
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