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Dis Life: 'Government needs to change how housing works for disabled people'

Out of the 14 million people living in poverty, 3.5 million are disabled people and another 3.5 million have a disabled person in their household, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

Daily Mirror

Awaab Ishak: Housing association names interim boss as support grows for Awaab's Law

"This is a difficult time to be joining RBH"

Manchester Evening News

New housing association chief vows to prioritise safety

Following an inquest into the death of toddler Awaab Ishak, chief executive Gareth Swarbrick was removed from his post at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

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Mum's despair as doctor raises concerns for her children's health in mould-infested home

Kym Austin has watched in horror as the health of her three children has deteriorated, trapped in a mould infested home that has left them returning again and again to the doctors

Daily Mirror

Housing hazards that cost the NHS £1.4bn a year and can be deadly

Letter: There has not been enough investment in ensuring that homes do not threaten the health or life of occupiers, write Prof David Ormandy and Dr Stephen Battersby

The Guardian - UK

'The kids' coughs aren't going away and I'm panicking': Mum's despair as doctor raises concerns over mould-infested home

'When I read the article about Awaab Ishak I had goose bumps'

Manchester Evening News

Five children sharing one bedroom 'can't breathe' due to damp and mould

The family say they are living in poor conditions

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Council housing to be reviewed for 'hazards' following tragic death of toddler

"We have set up a local taskforce to start a review into our developments and an action plan to respond to that."

Manchester Evening News

Woman dying of lung disease ‘caused by mould’ urges action on rogue landlords

Tenant, who is suing landlord in test case, calls on government to back renters in claiming damages

The Guardian - UK

Inside family's horror home with mould, mushrooms and sewage seeping through its walls

Kwajo Tweneboa, a campaigner fighting injustice in social housing, shared the videos as he said the family in North London first raised the issues with Islington Council last December

Daily Mirror

'I fear my baby's chesty cough is due to home that's so mouldy some is on her mattress'

Chloe Wilkinson, 22, says her nine-month-old daughter Gracie has had to go to the hospital on more than one occasion with a chesty cough after mould was found in the flat including the baby's mattress

Daily Mirror

Resident-led panel to improve social housing launches

It is hoped the members could shape policy to alleviate unsafe conditions.

The Independent UK

It took a child's death for the country to listen

Together, we're on the brink of achieving something extraordinary in Awaab's name - but this isn't a fight we should need to have

Manchester Evening News

Poor Awaab Ishak died of mould in his home. Take it from me, this tragedy could happen again

I grieved for Awaab’s family, but it also pains me that so many others are in terrible situations, says housing ombudsman Richard Blakeway

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Evening Standard

On the Breadline: Spectre of mould in cold just another thing to worry about for asthma victims

The death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to mould in his flat in Rochdale has sharpened anxieties for some asthma sufferers

Manchester Evening News

'You have had to wait for a child to die': Greater Manchester's fury as government promises change after Awaab tragedy

Awaab Ishak tragically died after being exposed to mould in his home

Daily Mirror

Mum says son is 'struggling to breathe' in flat that's 'covered in so much black mould'

Mum-of-three Aisha Hussain said she worries for her children, with one the same age as Awaab Ishak, two, who died in December 2020 due to prolonged exposure to mould

The Conversation

What Awaab Ishak's death says about the state of social housing in the UK – expert Q&A

The inquest into the death of a two-year-old-boy, Awaab Ishak, in Rochdale, has found that black mould and the landlord’s repeated failure to fix the problem, was to blame. Delivering her verdict, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley said: “I’m sure I’m not alone in having thought: how does this happen? How,…

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Manchester Evening News

"You don't need this stress": Michael Gove speaks to tenant on Awaab Ishak's estate as he vows to 'make the penny drop' for landlords

A stone's throw from the toddler's home, the housing secretary saw a painful reality

Manchester Evening News

Awaab Ishak's family urge RBH board to resign as Michael Gove backs campaign

"The family do not feel this board has the competence or credibility to do the job"

The Guardian - UK

Family of boy who died from mould in flat call for housing board to resign

Awaab Ishak’s family say they have no confidence in the board of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

Glasgow Live

West Dunbartonshire say tenant safety a priority after mould caused death of two-year-old

Housing officers have moved to reassure tenants about their safety in the wake of the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, and urged anyone with concerns to contact them

Manchester Evening News

Mancunian Way - 'A profound tragedy'

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Thursday, November 24, 2022

Manchester Evening News

After little Awaab's death the government is now promising change. It can't come soon enough

More than 120,000 have now signed our petition calling for a change in the law that would compel housing associations not to allow any other child, or anyone else, to suffer in damp and mouldy social housing

The Independent UK

Michael Gove has no ‘confidence’ in housing association in wake of Awaab Ishak’s death

Housing secretary committed to ‘Awaab’s law’ to improve experiences of those living with mould and damp

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