5 May 2004
The number of council and housing association homes meeting the decent homes standard has risen by 1m, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced today.
He also said that up to £3bn will make another 170,000 homes warm, weatherproof and more modern. The government aims to make all social housing decent by the end of 2010.
Mr Prescott said that in 1997, 2.1m homes owned by local authorities and housing associations failed to meet the basic standards of decency that tenants deserve. Since then "over £18bn of public and private money has transformed social housing in England".
The money allocated today will support 58 schemes to install new windows, kitchens, bathrooms, insulation and central heating.
Mr Prescott:
"We’re not only improving homes for millions of people in every region, we’ve also given tenants more control over the way their homes are managed."
"This is all part of the important bigger picture to create thriving sustainable communities that people are proud to belong to."
Progress on this front includes more investment in council housing and affordable homes and a £1bn investment in housing for key workers.
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