Direction on the rent standard
These Directions require the regulator to set a rent standard for registered providers of social housing.
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The Direction on the rent standard 2019 required the regulator of social housing to set a rent standard for registered providers of social housing with effect from 1 April 2020. The Direction on the rent standard 2023 now requires the regulator of social housing to set a rent standard for registered providers of social housing with effect from 1 April 2023.
The Direction on the rent standard 2023 will operate alongside the Direction on the rent standard 2019.
They are accompanied by a new policy statement which sets out the government’s policy on rents for social housing from 1 April 2023 onwards. This replaces the policy statement on rents that was issued in February 2019.
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Last updated 14 December 2022 + show all updates
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Added Direction on the rent standard 2023 and replaced policy statement with a new statement setting out government policy on rents from 1 April 2023.
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