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Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

The Regulation of Social Housing: Government Response to the Select Committee Report

Published 21 July 2023

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee The Regulation of Social Housing Report on parliament.uk ↗

At a glance

The government's response

This document responds to First Report - The Regulation of Social Housing.

This is the government's response, published 21 July 2023.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the Committee's report and responds to each recommendation in turn, pointing to its reforms, chiefly the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill, while leaving many matters to the independent regulator and Housing Ombudsman.

  • On Awaab's Law, it says the details, including time limits for action, "will be settled through consultation". It will consult within six months of Royal Assent and aims to bring the requirements into force in summer 2024.
  • On funding regeneration without net additional housing (Recommendation 2), it points to existing funding and a recent change allowing replacement homes where this "increases overall housing supply". It will "keep under review" the need for additional funding.
  • On prescribing support for tenants' associations (Recommendation 8), it says that "Setting prescriptive requirements risks creating a tick-box approach" and may not deliver the best outcomes for tenants.
  • On the Resident Panel (Recommendation 10), it will provide an update next year on its long-term future and "agree[s]" there is a long-term need for government to hear directly from tenants.

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