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Awaab’s Law – LGA statement
The LGA responds to the Government’s statement about the introduction of Awaab’s Law.
Responding to the Government’s statement about the introduction of Awaab’s Law, Cllr Adam Hug, Housing spokesperson for the LGA, said:
“Everyone deserves a safe, decent, warm and affordable place to live, and health hazards should be investigated and fixed in a timely manner.
“It’s positive that the introduction of Awaab’s Law will be phased in and that the initial focus will be on damp and mould, as the LGA has called for.
“However, councils still need sufficient funding to mitigate the existing pressures on housing stock to be able to put these measures in place as swiftly as needed. It is vital that a long-term, sustainable funding framework for social housing is introduced as quickly as possible.”