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Manchester Evening News
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Sophie Halle-Richards

Housing association that failed to treat mould in Awaab Ishak's home stripped of £1m government funding

The housing association that failed to treat mould and damp in Awaab Ishak's home will be stripped of £1m new government funding, Michael Gove has announced.

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has come under intense criticism following the toddler's tragic death, which was found to have been a direct result of prolonged exposure to mould.

Coroner, Joanne Kearsley ruled last week that RBH, which owns and manages the Freehold estate where Awaab lived, should have carried out repairs on the property when it knew about mould.

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