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Decent Homes Standard
What is the Decent Homes Standard?
The Decent Homes Standard was introduced by the Government in July 2001, with the intention of improving the standard of social housing in England, and to provide common-sense tests to ensure that such accommodation is fit for the 21st century. Since then the aim has been to extend the standard to cover all homes, in the public and the private sectors.
The Decent Homes Standard incorporates four basic criteria:





