When will this government address the problems of damp and mould in housing, so starkly revealed by the coroner’s findings in the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishack? I’m horrified at the condition of properties which constituents of mine, with young children, are being forced to live in. It reminds me of the BBC dramaContinue reading Housing Reaches Crisis Point
Events at asylum centres have made the headlines this week, drawing attention to the cost of government funded accommodation. They’re now spending millions on hotels. That story rather overshadowed a report on exempt accommodation by the Levelling up, Housing and Communities Select Committee. Exempt accommodation is so called because its exempt from usual housingContinue reading Costly Scandal Needs Sorting
It’s good news that the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee have decided to conduct an inquiry into exempt accommodation and even better they’ve come to Birmingham to take evidence. I’ve been warning about exempt accommodation for a long time. It’s an issue which this newspaper has campaigned on and where virtually every BirminghamContinue reading Time to deal with scandal
Steve McCabe MP (Birmingham Selly Oak) has today welcomed long-awaited measures, announced by the Government, to regulate the supported housing sector. The Birmingham MP has been calling for action on the sector for several years. In November 2020 he secured a Westminster debate on HMO conversions from family homes to unregulated supported housing. In thatContinue reading Birmingham MP Welcomes Long-awaited Action on Supported Accommodation
Steve McCabe MP, Birmingham Selly Oak and Women’s Aid Federation of England (‘Women’s Aid’) are calling for oversight of exempt accommodation to protect vulnerable women and children. Steve McCabe MP met with Women’s Aid to hear their concerns about the growing number of exempt accommodation providers housing victims of domestic violence without any expertise or experience, and inContinue reading Birmingham MP joins Women’s Aid in Calling for safe Accommodation
