Information on the progress made by social landlords in achieving the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) for all their stock as at 31 March 2019.
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 WHQS (including acceptable fails) continues to increase.
- 93% of social housing dwellings were WHQS compliant (including acceptable fails) compared to 90% a year earlier.
- 69% of all social housing dwellings were fully compliant with the WHQS at 31 March 2019.
- WHQS compliance is higher for RSLs, with 99% achieving WHQS compliance (including acceptable fails) compared to 84% of local authority dwellings.
- The most common reason for an acceptable fail was ‘Timing of Remedy’; occurring in over half of all compliant dwellings containing an acceptable fail.
- ‘Mains powered smoke detectors’, ‘kitchens’, ‘bathrooms’ and ‘central heating systems’, all have 99% WHQS compliance (including acceptable fails).
Reports

Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Housing Quality Standard: as at 31 March 2019 , file type: PDF, file size: 587 KB
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Data
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Contact
Luned Jones
Telephone: 0300 061 6023
Email: stats.housing@gov.wales
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Media
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