Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 32406

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Jess Asato

LabourLowestoft

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of updating the decent homes standard to ensure that at least 10% of homes for social rent are offered furnished.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors.The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Spring...

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