On 14th January 2025, The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) published the outcome of its consultation on the indicators social landlords report on in their Annual Return on the Charter (ARC).
The ARC is the main way social landlords demonstrate how they are performing against the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter.
The Regulator will introduce new tenant and resident safety indicators including on fire and electrical safety and three new indicators on damp and mould. It will also remove a small number of indicators and improve clarity on the definitions of a number of existing indicators.
The Regulator has made the changes following a period of extensive consultation with stakeholders including tenants, landlords, representative bodies, advisory groups and others with an interest in social housing.
Social landlords will start collecting data for the new indicators from 1 April 2025. The first ARC using the new indicators will be due by 31 May 2026.
We have extracted information relevant to the NEW tenant and resident safety indicators only. Please read the SHR publication in full to ensure you fully understand the requirements.
