Written question WQ94946
- Asked by
- Siân GwenllianPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary list what percentage of the housing stock of a) each local authority and b) each housing association in Wales meets the Welsh housing quality standard?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
From 31 March 2022, all local authority and housing association homes (100 per cent) were found to comply with the previous Welsh Housing Quality Standard, including acceptable fails. These statistics can be viewed on the Welsh Housing Quality Standard statistics page of the Welsh Government website and on StatsWales.
The new Welsh Housing Quality Standard was launched in October 2023, with implementation commencing from 1 April 2024. A list of elements and their corresponding compliance dates can be found at Appendix 5 of the document. There is a substantial degree of change between the previous and new version of the standard. Social landlords are already working towards meeting the bold and ambitious new standard. The first reporting on progress towards meeting the standard will be in Summer 2025.