Social housing tenants in Salford who have suffered freezing conditions since flammable cladding came off their blocks are set to face a 4.1 pc rise in rent.
The properties, which are owned by Salford council but managed by Pendleton Together as part of a PFI contract, have been plagued with problems for years.
All nine apartment blocks finally had their flammable cladding removed by the end of 2020 – some three years after the lethal Grenfell Tower fire in London. READ MORE: 'This is not a life': The tower block where they put foil behind the radiators and wear dressing gowns all day to keep warm But while the work to replace the insulating cladding continues - with the end date still two years away - temperatures at the apartments have plummeted.
The housing association has offered tenants £30 a month to help with heating bills – but some have said their energy costs have been up to ten times higher.
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