Army families suing MoD for poor housing told to drop claims or have pay docked

Exclusive: government lawyers sent claimants bullying' letters saying they will have to pay MoD's legal costs

Army families suing the Ministry of Defence over the squalor of their living quarters are being issued with bullying" ultimatums to drop the claims or face having their pay docked to cover the legal costs.

Documents obtained by the Guardian suggest the threat of further financial pain amid a deepening cost of living crisis is being exploited by government lawyers to keep compensation cases out of court.