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Decent Homes Standard

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  1. You are here: What is the Decent Homes Standard?
  2. What Rotherham Council is doing to meet the Decent Homes Standard
  3. Your responsibilities as a tenant
  4. Concerns about Decent Homes Standard in your home

What is the Decent Homes Standard?

At Rotherham Council, we are committed to ensuring that all tenants live in safe, warm, and well-maintained homes. As a Registered Provider of social housing, we have a legal obligation to meet the government's Decent Homes Standard. This page provides you with information about what the Decent Homes Standard means for your Council home.

What is the Decent Homes Standard?

The Decent Homes Standard is a government benchmark that sets out the minimum requirements for social housing in England. It aims to ensure that all social housing tenants live in homes that are:

  • Free from serious health and safety hazards: This involves addressing issues like damp, mould, and electrical hazards.
  • In a reasonable state of repair: This means that homes should be structurally sound and free from significant defects.
  • Modern facilities and services: This includes having adequate and reasonably located kitchen and bathroom facilities.
  • Reasonably efficient thermal comfort: This means that homes should be energy-efficient, with effective heating and insulation.

Find out more about Decent Homes Standard on GOV.UK

Why Decent Homes Standard Matters

Beyond bricks and mortar, a decent home is a key element of tenants' health, safety, and wellbeing. Therefore, the council is proactively committed to ensuring all Council properties meet or exceed the Decent Homes Standard, to support and improve tenants' overall quality of life.

  • Next page: What Rotherham Council is doing to meet the Decent Homes Standard

Our Lettable Standard

Find out how we ensure all council homes are safe, clean, and ready for new tenants with thorough safety checks, cleanliness, and maintenance.

  • View our lettable standards

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