Housing: Portsmouth

(asked on 15th May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of housing overcrowding in Portsmouth.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 22nd May 2023

We assess levels of damp and overcrowding by tenure through the English Housing Survey, which can be found here. Local level data will be held by the local authority in question.

Everyone deserves a decent home - one that is free from dangerous damp and mould and overcrowding - which is why we committed to reducing the number of non-decent rented homes by 50% by 2030. We are reviewing the Decent Home Standard and are committed to introduce the standard to the private rented sector for the first time.

We also continue working towards our ambition of delivering 300,000 new homes per year to help create a more sustainable and affordable housing market. Over 2.2 million additional homes have been delivered since April 2010.

I also refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 181418 on 24 April 2023.

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