Greater Manchester MPs slam social housing system after Awaab Ishak death

MPs have demanded major change in the standards of social housing after the death in Rochdale of two-year-old Awaab Ishak - and spoke out in support of a campaign by the Manchester Evening News for a new law in the two-year-old's memory to ensure a tragedy like it never happens again.

The Social Housing Regulation Bill is currently going through Parliament, and if approved, would bring back regulation on consumer standards for social housing. We are calling on all MPs and peers to support the Bill and strengthen it, by including Ofsted-style inspections at short notice and increased professionalisation of housing management to improve the experience of tenants, including those living with damp and mould - 'Awaab's Law'.

"How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child die from mould in his home? The inquest clearly showed that this issue is widespread and not just in the socially rented sector either. In a letter to Mr Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Wigan MP Ms Nandy said it was 'beyond unacceptable' that the Government 'has not given a timetable for introducing a decent homes standard fit for the 21st century'. The reality, added Ms Nandy, for 'too many tenants' was 'substandard accommodation and requests for help repeatedly ignored'.

Awaab died on December 21, 2020. Following six days of evidence at an inquest into his death at Rochdale Coroners' Court, Ms Kearsley concluded Rochdale Boroughwide Housing - which owns and manages the Freehold estate where Awaab lived - should have carried out repairs on the property between July and December 2020, when it knew about the mould.

The coroner added: “The tragic death of Awaab will and should be a defining moment for the housing sector in terms of increasing knowledge, increasing awareness and a deepening of understanding surrounding the issue of damp and mould." Ms Nandy, in her letter, welcomed the summoning by Mr Gove to his department of Gareth Swarbrick, the chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing. Mr Gove said it 'beggars belief' Mr Swarbrick was still in his job following the 'unacceptable tragedy', saying in the aftermath of the case: "We all know that local authorities are facing challenging times when it comes to finance but, frankly, that is no excuse.

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