Housing Associations: Mould

(asked on 18th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will meet housing associations to address the issue of damp and mould in housing association homes.


Answered by
Dehenna Davison Portrait
Dehenna Davison
This question was answered on 26th January 2023

All social housing must be safe and decent, providing those living in homes with security and dignity. Following the Coroner's Report into the tragic death of Awaab Ishak, the Secretary of State took immediate action to address the risks of damp and mould in social housing. The Secretary of State has written to all social housing providers making it clear all homes must meet the Decent Home Standard (DHS), that, with regard to damp and mould, landlords should go further than the letter of the DHS, and that when tenants complain, landlords must take prompt action to remedy issues. The Regulator of Social Housing also wrote to landlords to seek information on their approach to damp and mould with returns due by 19 December.

The Secretary of State recently announced a review of damp and mould guidance and that new consolidated guidance for the housing sector will follow. More details of the review will follow.

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