Social Rented Housing: Mould
Commons · Question 36645 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of (a) mould and (b) damp in the housing stock of housing associations.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 17 Mar 2025
The English Housing Survey sets out levels of overcrowding and the prevalence of damp and mould in people’s homes. Nationwide, 10% of private renters were found to be living with damp and mould, followed by 7% of local authority renters, and 4% of those i...