It’s an estimate at this stage but upgrading the housing stock won’t be cheap

Swansea Council may have to spend an average of £65,000 on every one one of its houses, flats and bungalows to meet a new housing standard, a meeting heard. Cllr Andrea Lewis, deputy leader of the authority, said that without additional Welsh Government money it will be “difficult if not impossible” to achieve.

Swansea is one of several councils which have retained their housing stock, and it has previously spent more than £500 million years to comply with a Wales-wide quality standard for social housing. This resulted in things like new kitchens, bathrooms, boilers and insulation upgrades for its homes, improving life for tenants.

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