Question reference: S5W-09397
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 May 2017
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 June 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes meet the Living Home Standard.
Answer
The Living Home Standard (LHS) is a housing standard developed independently by Shelter and assesses a home’s standard against 39 different attributes. The number of homes meeting the LHS is not held by the Scottish Government.
Existing applicable housing standards in Scotland include: the tolerable standard (the minimum standard for all living accommodation in buildings in Scotland); the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) (the minimum standard for social housing); and the repairing standard (for most other kinds of tenancy except agricultural holdings, small landholdings, some tied housing, and crofts).
Information on how many homes in Scotland meet the tolerable standard and the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) is published annually in the Scottish House Conditions Survey Key Findings Report, available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SHCS/Downloads.