Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 349 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the amount offered in decoration allowance following repairs to social housing being carried out by a loc
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 26 May 2026
All registered providers of social housing are obliged by law to maintain the structure and exterior of their properties, and to keep in repair and proper working order sanitation, water, gas, and electricity installations.Where decoration allowances are ...