Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 41376

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Chris Bloore

LabourRedditch

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Decent Homes Stand to ensure at least 10% of social rent homes are offered as 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. As part...

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