{"id":118805,"date":"2022-11-24T14:41:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=118805"},"modified":"2022-11-24T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:41:39","slug":"failing-housing-association-that-saw-death-of-toddler-stripped-of-government-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/failing-housing-association-that-saw-death-of-toddler-stripped-of-government-funding\/118805\/","title":{"rendered":"Failing housing association that saw death of toddler stripped of government funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

The housing association that failed to treat hazardous mould leading to the tragic death of Awaab Ishak<\/a> will be stripped of new government funding, levelling up secretary Michael Gove has announced<\/h2>\n

The government has taken action against the failing housing association Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), which will no longer receive\u00a0its expected \u00a31m funding from the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP 2021-26)<\/a> or receive any new AHP contracts for new homes.<\/p>\n

The funding will not resume until the regulator of social housing has concluded its investigation and it can prove the failing housing association is a responsible landlord.<\/p>\n

The government will also continue to monitor housing standards of RBH tenancies closely, working with the regulator and ombudsman, to ensure that tenants have appropriate housing.<\/p>\n

Failing housing associations are not the only target of the government measures<\/h3>\n

As part of a wider crackdown on poor standards, the housing secretary will also block any housing provider that breaches the Regulator\u2019s consumer standards from new AHP funding until they make improvements.<\/p>\n

Michael Gove will also consider stripping providers of existing AHP funding, unless construction has already started on site.<\/p>\n

The move comes after Gove wrote to all councils and housing associations this weekend, saying they must raise the bar dramatically on standards and demanding urgent action where people complain about damp and mould<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The government is also cracking down on rogue landlords mananging privately rented homes<\/h3>\n

Seven areas with high numbers of poor quality privately rented homes have been given \u00a314m to crack down on rogue landlords and test new approaches to driving up standards. Projects include:<\/p>\n