The new call to prevent 'catastrophe' for thousands in Greater Manchester
19.01.2024 - 08:31
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Fresh calls are being made for another 'Awaab's Law' to help tenants in private rented accommodation. It's one of a number of 'urgent' recommendations being made today (January 19) by a cross-party committee of MPs as part of a new report.
Published by the Health and Social Care Committee, the new report calls on the Government to act as soon as possible, to protect tenants living in homes that could have a 'catastrophic impact' on their health. It comes more than three years on from the death of two-year-old boy Awaab Ishak, from Rochdale.
His death was linked by a coroner to mould at his family's social flat in Rochdale, in a tragedy which led to a successful campaign to change the law. Awaab's Law will set strict timeframes for social landlords to inspect and repair health hazards, including damp and mould, with a consultation currently taking place.
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But now the Health and Social Care Committee - made up of six Conservative MPs, including Bolton West's Chris Green, plus four Labour MPs and one SNP MP - is urging the Government to go further. Steve Brine MP, chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, said: "Poor quality homes can have a catastrophic impact on the health of the those who live in them.
"The death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home should leave ministers in no doubt that tenants in both the social and private rented sectors deserve greater protection by law." While welcoming Awaab's Law, the committee is calling on lawmakers to 'consider how similar safeguards could be extended to tenants in the private rented sector'.
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