Speaking after the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, the former housing secretary says the organisations have 'moved away from their charitable and social purposes'.
from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home, managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing .
There has been an outpouring of emotion after the toddler's death, and anger from many quarters over the poor state of the home he and his family were forced to live in -And today the Daily Mail revealed the high salary of housing association bosses, with one earning £592,000 a year. Asked by Sky News' Kay Burley if they should be earning that much, Robert Jenrick - who now serves as immigration minister - said:"No, I don't think they should be.
"Housing associations... in some cases have moved away from their charitable and social purposes and have become too large, not sufficiently focussed on the interests and needs of the residents where it began.More on Housing
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