Decent Homes Standard definition

Decent Homes Standard means the standard described in sections 4 and 5 of the Department for Communities and Local Government's publication entitled "A Decent Home: Definition and guidance for implementation June 2006 Update";
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Decent Homes Standard means the standard described in sections 4 and 5 of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Local Government's publication entitled "A Decent Home: Definition and guidance for implementation June 2006 Update";
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Examples of Decent Homes Standard in a sentence

  • Decent Homes Standard A standard set by Government for social housing; there are four criteria relating to minimum standards, repair, facilities and thermal comfort.

  • The Council has a duty to make sure all its homes come up to the government’s Decent Homes Standard by 2010.

  • In 2006 an updated financial appraisal revealed that the Council could no longer afford to meet the Government’s Decent Homes Standard by 2010 and that the Housing Revenue Account (Housing Services’ Operational Account) would fall into deficit by 2009/10 due to the requirement to pay £9 million to the Government every year.

  • To achieve the government’s Decent Homes Standard, Islington properties require significant investment.

  • The investment meant that the Sunderland Housing Group (now Gentoo) was the first major Registered Social Landlord to achieve the government’s Decent Homes Standard in January 2005, 5 years ahead of the Government’s target of 2010.

  • The RP and the Agent will ensure that the Property Maintenance Services which they each provide will enable the Property to meet the Decent Homes Standard, any other quality standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing for all tenants or licencees of RPs, all relevant legislative requirements, the requirements of the Occupancy Agreements and applicable policies and procedures and the RP's own customer service standards.

  • The key areas that emerge from this consultation are: • that the Decent Homes Programme should have a positive equality impact through the improvement of all accommodation in the borough to the Decent Homes Standard • the proportionate gain in improved accommodation will be the greatest for those currently living in the poorest quality of accommodation.

  • Scope includes: Countywide integrated approach to Section 106 agreements, support to local authorities in meeting Decent Homes Standard, working with private sector to extend decent homes standard to private housing market, rural homes/rural social housing, develop the capacity of technology to enhance the ability of residents to live independently, safely and securely in their own homes, improving provision for more vulnerable people, including older people and those leaving care.

  • The investment meant that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ was the first major Registered Social Landlord to achieve the Government’s Decent Homes Standard in January 2005, 5 years ahead of the Government’s target of 2010.

  • The number of houses that do not meet the Decent Homes Standard varies across the area with parts of the south experiencing higher rates than the north.