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Supporting People
The Supporting People programme plans, commissions and funds housing related support for vulnerable people.
For further information, please view the Supporting People webpages on the North Yorkshire County Council website.
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Golden Triangle Partnership
Housing Health and Safety
Decent homes are an essential part of a sustainable community. A home, and the environment around it, has a major impact on the physical and mental health and well being of those that live there.
Harrogate Borough Council and all Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) are required by the government to ensure all their housing meets the Decent Home Standard by the end of the year 2010.
To be defined as decent, a home must meet each of the
following criteria:
- it is above the current statutory minimum standard for housing (current standard of property to be free from category 1 hazards) using the new form of assessment Housing Health and Safety Rating System
- it is in a reasonable state of repair
- it has reasonably modern facilities and services
- it provides a reasonable degree of thermal comfort