Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Decent Homes Standard previously outdated and in urgent need of reform
Conclusion
We welcome the Government’s changes to the Decent Homes Standard. The current standard has been out-of-date for some time and is in urgent need of reform, given that it was last updated in 2006. (Conclusion, Paragraph 48)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 28 April 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗