The coalition government's public spending squeeze contributed to the neglect faced by social housing tenants, Communities Secretary Michael Gove has suggested.
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Awaab Ishak's social landlord has been condemned after a report found staff held 'prejudices' and a 'wholly unacceptable' attitude towards refugees. Little Awaab, whose parents had moved to the UK as asylum seekers from Sudan, died aged two in December 2020 following prolonged exposure to mould at the family's social flat in Rochdale.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), which owned and managed the property, has since been criticised by the Housing Ombudsman for using the lifestyle of tenants as a 'reason to dismiss their concerns'. A report published today (March 28) showed staff blaming 'the style of cooking... and the style of blaming' for damp and mould.
The Ombudsman slammed RBH after uncovering 'a disturbing picture of residents being judged' and a 'culture of othering'. Housing secretary Michael Gove suggested 'discrimination' had a part to play in the tragedy of Awaab.
READ MORE: Awaab Ishak landlord said refugees were 'lucky to have a roof' and living with mould was 'OK and acceptable'
Following today's shocking report, he said: "This investigation lays bare the appalling failures by RBH that led to Awaab Ishak’s tragic death. It is shocking that such inadequate standards and repeated tenant blaming were long standing issues.
“This is absolutely unacceptable and I will continue to block government funding from RBH for new homes until it can prove each of its residents has a safe and secure home. New leadership at RBH is an important first step, but there is still much more to do.
“Our Social Housing Bill will hold failing landlords to account and in Awaab’s name, we are introducing a law so that hazards like damp and mould will have to be fixed within set time frames.”
Following the conclusion of Awaab's
The coalition government's public spending squeeze contributed to the neglect faced by social housing tenants, Communities Secretary Michael Gove has suggested.
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Staff at a disgraced housing association were sent an email reassuring them they were 'not a racist organisation' days after being called out by Awaab Ishak's family, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has come under fire in a new Housing Ombudsman report which exposes a culture of 'othering' at the housing association.
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