Social housing to be assessed under government scheme
The housing minister has today (December 8th) announced an evaluation of the government’’s campaign to improve social housing, suggesting that some councils are underperforming.
John Healey said that while the Decent Homes programme, launched in 2001, was expected to end next year with 92 per cent of homes is acceptable condition, "some of the poorest performing local authorities are going backwards".
Up to 27 per cent of housing authorities have had an increase in their "non-decent" stock of homes, with another 13 per cent still maintaining half their non-decent properties.
"I want to make sure they are not letting their tenants down and are getting the benefits of lessons learned in their area. This assessment will highlight all we”ve achieved," Mr Healey added.
Social landlords can now submit assessment forms to the government to evaluate their properties.
The Decent Homes scheme will conclude next year with up to £40 billion invested in it.
In order to qualify as a decent home, the property must be in a state of good repair, with modern facilities and heating installed.
