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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 ...