Michael Gove said the response of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing into the case of Awaab Ishak was “lamentable”
Michael Gove said the response by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing was 'lamentable'.Michael Gove told LBC that the parents of Awaab Ishak, 2, who died after prolonged exposure to mould "must have gone through hell."
The Government on Thursday said Rochdale Boroughwide Housing , which owned the flat, will not be given its expected £1 million funding from the Affordable Homes Programme or receive any new AHP contracts for new homes, until the Regulator of Social Housing has finished its investigation and RBH can prove it is a responsible landlord.
"Everyone deserves the right to live in safe, decent home and this Government will always act to protect tenants." He will also consider stripping providers of existing AHP funding, unless construction has already started on site, his statement added.Awaab's parents, originally from Sudan, had repeatedly complained about the mould. They also believed their treatment was shaped by them not being from the UK.
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