34. It is already a requirement for temporary accommodation to be free from the most dangerous health and safety hazards – and this includes overcrowding – assessed using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS). Local councils have strong enforcement powers they can use if they identify health and safety hazards, and housing must be free from these to meet suitability standards, and the Decent Homes Standard (where it applies). 35. We will, however, work with the sector to understand this issue further and ensure that local authority enforcement guidance highlights the need to address overcrowding, whilst also working to increase supply of good quality accommodation in recognition of the constraints that may lead households to be placed in accommodation that does not meet space standards. 36. As set out in our response to earlier recommendations 1 and 3, we will investigate options to improve the information we collect on the quality of temporary accommodation, including overcrowding and hazards, and build on good practice from our Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots to strengthen our evidence base on suitability for households, including ensuring that quality issues are identified, and that broader support needs are met. We will use our expanded £30m Emergency Accommodation Reduction Programme to address a range of poor practice.