Information on the progress made by social landlords in achieving the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard for all their stock as at 31 March 2018.
This is not the latest release in the series: Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard
Series information:
Main points
- The number of social housing dwellings that are compliant with the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) (including acceptable fails) continues to increase. At 31 March 2018, 90% of social housing dwellings (203,969 dwellings) were compliant with the WHQS (including acceptable fails) compared to 86% a year earlier.
- Excluding acceptable fails, 63% of all social housing dwellings (142,648 dwellings) were fully compliant with the WHQS at 31 March 2018.
- Levels of WHQS compliance continue to be higher for registered social landlords (RSLs), with 99% of RSL dwellings achieving WHQS compliance (including acceptable fails) at 31 March 2018 compared to 77% of local authority dwellings.
- At 31 March 2018, across all social housing, the most common reason given for an acceptable fail was ‘Timing of Remedy’; occurring in over half of all compliant dwellings that contained at least one acceptable fail (54%).
- The components that showed the highest percentage of WHQS compliance (including acceptable fails) at 31 March 2018 were ‘Mains powered smoke detectors’, ‘Kitchens’ and ‘Central heating Systems’, all at 99% respectively.
Reports
Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard as at 31 March 2018: revised , file type: PDF, file size: 559 KB
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Data
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Contact
Judith David
Telephone: 0300 025 5055
Email: stats.housing@gov.wales
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Media
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