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<p>The Decent Homes Standard has driven improvements to the quality of social housing.
Between 2011 and 2016 Government provided a total of £1.76 billion to 45 councils
across England to tackle the backlog of non-decent homes, making over 158,000 homes
decent.</p><p>Local Authority Housing Statistics show that the proportion of non-decent
local authority dwellings was 4 per cent 1 April 2018. The English Housing Survey
shows that, in 2017, 13 per cent of social rented homes overall (516,000) were considered
non-decent, down from 20 per cent (759,000) in 2010. This is lower than the proportion
of private rented (25 per cent) and owner occupied (19 per cent) homes.</p><p>The
Social Housing Green Paper asks if there are any changes to what constitutes a decent
home that we should consider, and whether we need additional measures to make sure
homes are safe and decent. We are currently considering the responses to the consultation.</p>
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