Policy paper

Direction on the rent standard

These Directions require the regulator to set a rent standard for registered providers of social housing.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Direction on the rent standard 2019

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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.

Updates to this page

Published 26 February 2019
Last updated 14 December 2022 + show all updates
  1. 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.

  2. First published.

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