24 November 2022, 15:11
By Sam Sholli
It's "clear" there's "a problem" with the state of "much of our housing", Shelagh Fogarty has said.
Her words have come after two-year-old Awaab Ishak died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition which was caused by mould in a one-bedroom housing association flat.
The two-year-old lived with his parents, Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin, in the flat in Rochdale.
The coroner ruled that housing association Rochdale Boroughwide Housing should have done more to make the house safe for Awaab.
Shelagh said it's "clear" that there is "a problem" with the state of "much of our housing".
She went on to say the problem is "not just about it being unpleasant to live in certain conditions, but unhealthy and threatening to your health - [and] even to your life, as has been evidenced by the tragic case of Awaab Ishak".
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The Government has said that housing association Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), which owned the flat in which Awaab Ishak lived, will not be given its expected £1 million funding from the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP).
It also said RBH would not receive any new AHP contracts for new homes, until an investigation by the Regulator of Social Housing has finished and RBH can prove it's a responsible landlord.
Housing Secretary Michael Gove said in a statement: "RBH failed its tenants so it will not receive a penny of additional taxpayers' money for new housing until it gets its act together and does right by tenants.
"Let this be a warning to other housing providers who are ignoring complaints and failing in their obligations to tenants. We will not hesitate to act.
"Everyone deserves the right to live in safe, decent home and this Government will always act to protect tenants."
Shelagh Fogarty: It's clear there is a problem with the state of much of our housing
24 November 2022, 15:11
By Sam Sholli
It's "clear" there's "a problem" with the state of "much of our housing", Shelagh Fogarty has said.
Her words have come after two-year-old Awaab Ishak died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition which was caused by mould in a one-bedroom housing association flat.
The two-year-old lived with his parents, Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin, in the flat in Rochdale.
The coroner ruled that housing association........
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