Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Decent Homes Standard Review 'Threatens Council Business Plans'


Local authority housing business plans could be rendered unsustainable if the government revises the Decent Homes Standard, it has been claimed. That warning has come from the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) after the Social Housing Green Paper proposed revisiting the standard, which was set in 2006. The green paper said the standard “should be reviewed to consider whether it is demanding enough and delivers the right standards for social housing alongside other tenures”. Any review would also look at whether the energy performance of social homes should be upgraded to at least Energy Performance Certificate Band C by 2030, where practical and cost effective. Read more on Inside Housing.

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