Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 March 2010.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
The Report of the ODPM Committee in 2004
2 The Decent Homes programme
The target
Praise for the programme
After 2010: going beyond the Decent Homes programme
The Tenant Services Authority
Reform of the Housing Revenue Account
The Housing Pledge
Strategy for household energy management
Rugg review of private rented housing
3 Our findings: social sector
The size of the problem
Measurement of the target
Implementation in the social sector
The standard
Criterion (a): the statutory minimum standard for housing
Criterion (b): a reasonable state of repair
Criterion (c): reasonably modern facilities and services
Criterion (d): a reasonable degree of thermal comfort
Variability
Additional criteria
Management of the programme
The backlog
Access to public funding for Decent Homes
Implementation by management organisations
Future management of social housing improvement
Funding
Housing associations
Local authorities
Additional costs of additional criteria
4 Our findings: private sector
Criticism of the programme
The housing market
Implementation of the policy
Vulnerability
The criteria
Oversight and enforcement by local authorities
Engaging landlords
Government action
Private funding
Public funding
VAT on refurbishment works
5 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Key conclusions and recommendations
Thermal comfort
Energy efficiency
Measuring decency
Private sector
Conclusions and recommendations in order
Criterion (b): reasonably modern facilities and services
Criterion (c): a reasonable degree of thermal comfort
The environment
Carbon dioxide emissions and energy efficiency
The estate
Access to public funding
Annex
Visit to Stockport 23 November 2009
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral and Written Evidence
Monday 26 October 2009
Monday 9 November 2009
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Monday 23 November 2009
Monday 7 December 2009
Written Evidence