improving your home and environment

• The Decent Homes standard
• The Haringey standard - Even better with your help.

The Decent Homes standard

The government want us to make sure every home in the borough meets the Decent Homes Standard.

This means every home must:

• be fit for people to live in
• be in a good state of repair
• have reasonably modern facilities, for example the kitchen or bathroom
• have effective heating and insulation.

These are good, but pretty basic standards. We know people want more.

You can now search online for works planned for where you live. Go to our Working towards decent homes page.

The Haringey standard - Even better with your help

After consulting residents, we drew up the Haringey standard, which says that our homes must be even better than the Decent Homes standard.

The Haringey standard says that homes should:

• be warm and energy efficient
• be secure
• be safe and free from major disrepair
• meet the needs of residents
• be fully accessible
• be a safe and pleasant environment which people are proud to live in
• have reasonably modern facilities.

The reality is that 43% of Haringey’s homes do not even meet the government's minimum standards. With the support of residents we set up Homes for Haringey to help us bring all of Haringey’s homes up to scratch. You can find out more about our plans in About Homes for Haringey.

You can now search online for works planned for where you live. Go to our Working towards decent homes page.