Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the spending by social housing providers on reducing fuel poverty over the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.

The Department has made no such estimates.

The Regulator of Social Housing requires that homes in the social housing sector meet the Decent Homes Standard, which includes having efficient heating and effective insulation. It is for providers of social housing to make decisions on how and when they maintain and improve their stock.

In 2017, expenditure on all maintenance and major repairs by private registered providers of social housing (mainly housing associations and excluding local authorities) was £4.8 billion. The Social Housing Green Paper is considering a review of the Decent Homes Standard that includes criteria on thermal comfort.

We are investing £9 billion in the Affordable Homes Programme, which will deliver 250,000 affordable homes by March 2022