Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Deferred
Urgently publish timeline for extending Awaab's Law to all hazards by March 2026.
Recommendation
The Government must urgently set and publish the timeline for extending Awaab’s Law to all remaining hazards, so that tenants and social landlords have clarity about when they can expect these new regulations to apply. This should be produced no later than 1st March 2026 to enable social housing providers to factor the relevant costs into their budgets for the next financial year. (Recommendation, Paragraph 34)
Government response summary AI-generated
The Government will work with sector bodies to agree a compact, overseen by a taskforce, but provides no specific timeline for extending Awaab's Law to all remaining hazards.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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12. Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law came into force on 27 October 2025, specifying that social landlords must address damp and mould hazards within fixed timescales, and all emergency hazards within 24 hours. We are now undertaking our test and learn approach before extending the requirements to other hazards. We are working closely with stakeholders on next steps and will develop guidance and engagement activity to support them with implementation of phases 2 and 3 of Awaab’s Law. Social landlords must continue to meet existing regulations to remedy disrepair, to keep their homes fit for human habitation and free from the most dangerous health and safety hazards. 13. Guidance to help tenants in social housing understand their rights and the responsibilities of their landlord under Awaab’s Law has been published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/awaabs-law-guidance-for-tenants- in-social-housing.
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