Decent housing is important both to individual households and to economic growth. It impacts on individuals’ disposable income, their ability to access employment, their health, and their inclusion in society. This is why the Government is committed to ensuring that everyone should have the opportunity of a decent home and is setting itself targets to improve the condition of both the social and private sector housing stock, and to achieve a more sustainable balance between housing availability and the demand for housing … and the sustainability of existing towns and cities.