The Decent Homes Standard (DHS) is a technical standard for social housing introduced by the Government.

For a home to be classed as 'decent' it must meet four criteria:

A – it meets the current statutory minimum standards for housing
B – it is in a reasonable state of repair
C – it has reasonable modern facilities and services
D – it provides a reasonable degree of thermal comfort

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