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- Indicator 62
Creating sustainable communities and a fairer world
62. Housing conditions
(a) social sector homes (b) vulnerable households in the private sector in homes below the decent homes standard, 1996 to 2007
2006 and 2007 (updated definition)
1996 and 2006 (original definition)
Homes below standard Social sector homes since: |
1991 |
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2003 |
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| Vulnerable households in the private sector since: |
1991 |
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2003 |
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- Under an updated definition of the decent homes standard, in 2007, 1.1 million dwellings, 29 per cent of those in the social sector, were below the Decent Homes Standard.
- 34 per cent of owner-occupied and 45 per cent of private rented dwellings were below the updated definition of the Decent Homes Standard in 2007 (not shown).
- 1.2 million vulnerable households, 39 per cent of those living in private sector properties, were in dwellings that were below the updated definition of the Decent Homes Standard in 2007.
- Between 1991 (not shown) and 1996 there was no change in housing conditions across a broad range of measures.
Updated: 30 July 2009