# Widen Awaab's Law to more home hazards

> “Subject to parliamentary approval, phase 2 comes into force on 30 November 2026, extending the protections to further serious hazards like electrical hazards, excess cold and falls.”
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> — HM Government; Press release (MHCLG), notes to editors, 8 October 2026

- **Status:** In plan
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Housing & environment](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/housing-and-environment)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 8 October 2026
- **Where:** Press release (MHCLG), notes to editors
- **Deadline:** 30 November 2026
- **Cost a year:** Costs £14m to £18m a year (central £16m by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, official)
- **Who it affects:** Social housing tenants in England (over 4 million, by the government's count), whose landlords must fix more kinds of serious hazard to legal deadlines; councils and housing associations as landlords
- **When:** From 30 November 2026, if Parliament approves the draft regulations
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/clampdown-on-dangerous-homes-to-protect-more-tenants-and-families (checked word for word on 9 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 9 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-awaabs-law-hazards-2026

## Where it stands

Awaab's Law sets legal deadlines for social landlords in England to investigate and fix dangerous hazards; since October 2025 it has covered damp and mould. Draft regulations published on 13 July 2026 would add excess cold, excess heat, domestic hygiene, falls, electrical, explosion and structural collapse hazards from 30 November 2026; they need Parliament's approval.

## Timeline

- 8 October 2026, Promised: The government says phase 2 of Awaab's Law in social housing comes into force on 30 November 2026
- 8 October 2026, In plan: Draft regulations, published on 13 July 2026, set 30 November 2026 as the start date for the wider list of hazards ([evidence](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348285611/contents))
- 30 November 2026, Deadline (to come): Phase 2 due to come into force

## About the cost

Cost to the public purse: what councils, as landlords, pay to comply. Year shown: the first year. The government's impact assessment puts councils' costs at £15.9m a year in years 1 and 2 and £5.7m a year after (2026 prices), and housing associations' at £27.8m and £10.0m; £190.2m over ten years for the whole sector in present value. Housing associations are not part of the public sector, so their costs are not counted here. Low–high is an editorial ±10% because the source gives a central figure only.

Costing sources:
- [Impact assessment for the draft regulations (13 Jul 2026), legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2026/128/pdfs/ukia_20260128_en.pdf)

## Sources

- [MHCLG press release, 8 Oct 2026: Clampdown on dangerous homes to protect more tenants and families](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/clampdown-on-dangerous-homes-to-protect-more-tenants-and-families)
- [Draft Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348285611/contents)
- [Impact assessment for the draft regulations (13 Jul 2026), legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2026/128/pdfs/ukia_20260128_en.pdf)
- [Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/1042)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1042/contents/made)

## Checks

- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 9 October 2026; human editor review to come.

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