Information on the progress made by social landlords in achieving the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) for all their stock as at 31 December 2020.
This is not the latest release in the series: Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard
The data presents the progress made by all social landlords (local authorities and registered social landlords (RSLs)) in achieving the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) for all their stock.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 31 March 2020 collection and publication was cancelled and has been replaced with a collection that covers compliance with WHQS as at 31 December 2020. An updated version of WHQS is currently being developed
Main points
- The number of social housing dwellings that are compliant with WHQS (including acceptable fails) continues to increase.
- 99% of all social housing dwellings were WHQS compliant (including acceptable fails) compared to 93% as at 31 March 2019.
- 75% of all social housing dwellings were fully compliant with the WHQS at 31 December 2020.
- WHQS compliance is higher for RSLS with nearly all dwellings achieving WHQS compliance (including acceptable fails) compared to 97% of local authority dwellings.
- The most common reason for an acceptable fail was ‘Timing of Remedy’; occurring in just over half of all dwellings containing an acceptable fail.
Reports
Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard: as at 31 December 2020 , file type: PDF, file size: 691 KB
Data
Datasets and interactive tools
Contact
Rachel Bowen
Telephone: 0300 025 5741
Rydym yn croesawu galwadau a gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg / We welcome calls and correspondence in Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ.
Media
Telephone: 0300 025 8099
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