Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in social housing.

Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.

The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 gives social landlords, as well as the police and other frontline agencies a range of powers and tools to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB), and they are expected to use those powers promptly and proportionately, putting the needs of victims at the heart of their response.

The Regulator of Social Housing’s Neighbourhood and Community Standard requires registered providers to work with relevant partners to deter and tackle ASB in the neighbourhoods where they provide social housing. Under the new consumer regulation regime, the Regulator proactively seeks assurances that providers are meeting the outcomes set by the regulatory standards.

Providers are also required to collect and publish data tenants’ satisfaction with their landlord’s approach to handling anti-social behaviour, which ensures that tenants and other interested parties can hold registered providers to account for the services they provide.