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SALFORD RESIDENTS IN DE-CLADDED PENDLETON BLOCKS OFFERED LESS THAN £1 PER DAY FOR EXTRA HEAT BILLS
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Star date: 19th October 2020 JUST £25 PER MONTH FOR PENDLETON TOGETHER TENANTS IN BARE BLOCKS Pendleton Together, which manages nine blocks of flats for Salford City Council, is offering less than £1 per day to residents to cover extra heating bills this winter with the insulated but dangerous cladding removed from the outer walls. "The amount being offered in compensation is appalling" says one tenant "Not only are residents still struggling with the expense of running the NIBE systems, they now have to contend with them running overtime during the winter period." Full details here...
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It has taken almost three years since the Grenfell Fire tragedy for authorities to finally begin removing dangerous cladding from the nine blocks in Pendleton owned by Salford City Council and managed by Pendleton Together. Now, like Plane Court residents before them*, residents in blocks that have had the cladding removed and are living with no outer insulation in potentially freezing conditions, have been offered just £25 per month, or 83p per day, between December and March, to cover extra heating bills. "We have listened to resident feedback and understand that there are some concerns that the removal of the cladding and insulation from outside of the blocks will impact on energy bills during the winter months" stated Pendleton Together in a letter to tenants. "Pendleton Together would like to support residents where possible through this time" it added, offering advice "to explore ways of getting the most from your energy", plus the £25 per month in two payments (£50 December and January, and £50 February and March) paid either directly into a bank account or paid into a rent account. Residents are not happy with the £25 per month... "The amount being offered in compensation is appalling" one tenant told the Salford Star "Not only are residents still struggling with the expense of running the NIBE systems, they now have to contend with them running overtime during the winter period. And this is not even including issues that multiple residents are having with their windows leaking and draughts, some of which were occurring before the cladding was removed. "Pensioners and those who are most vulnerable are also going to be at risk, as they will be worrying enough about keeping warm this winter" they added "And with the flu season rapidly approaching, along with COVID-19, this is going to be a frightening time for them"
* Plane Court residents were offered £20 per month - see previous Salford Star article - click here
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ROSSI wrote
at 10:01:20 on 17 November 2020 |
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| The more i read your comments, Bob, the more i believe that your the independent MP that Salford has been missing for the last twenty five years. You talk sense. |
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Kev wrote
at 07:35:31 on 17 November 2020 |
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| Would love to know who made the decision to remove the cladding when winter was around the corner without the replacement cladding being ready to fit.
No joined up thinking whatsoever. |
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Bob wrote
at 21:53:21 on 21 October 2020 |
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| It is no use moaning about this 25 quid.Legal action is what is needed. Go and see the shelter people. they will know what to do.If a private landlord did have of what this lot have done, they would have them up in court for it. But because they do it, its not their fault. Why do they not go and protest outside miss beckys shop? A little bit of militant protest is required.lets see a few banners hanging from the windows saying a few home truths.It makes my blood boil seeing what the council does to our less well off citizens. Wankers the lot of them. |
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Bernard Loines wrote
at 19:38:09 on 20 October 2020 |
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| The annoying thing about this is that the people of Salford had no say in the insulation of the dangerous cladding. In many countries around the World this type of cladding has been found unfit for use, and failed many test for flammability. Why this material was ever given Government approval for use by local authorities throughout the country, is disgraceful and should be fully investigated. At the end of the day, it is the responsibility of the Government to issue specifications for all materials used throughout industry, and reject any which fail to meet there standards. |
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at 15:52:21 on 20 October 2020 |
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| Rossi is right in what he says about Paul Longshaw. Paul was a nice guy who had a heart of gold who cared about people and tried to make things better.I got the impression that people were trying to blame him for the failings of others, and perhaps this is what led to the pressure on him that brought about his sad death. Rest in peace Paul, you were one of the good ones. |
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ROSSI wrote
at 11:16:29 on 20 October 2020 |
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| Darren, be quiet. Just be quiet, okay. And in regard to the person saying that the renovation work on the blocks has been a shambles, I once talked with the late Paul Longshaw, a local Councillor, and a nice bloke. He actually said to me and a friend that from his experience, the refurbishment work on tower blocks was at best, bad, and at worst, terrible. He was so very right. |
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Darren born bred wrote
at 06:45:03 on 20 October 2020 |
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| What about the fire marshal's on Pendleton flats. I passed 2 the other day and are just stood for hours on end playing with there phones and don't they look really bored walking around all day. What use are these people. |
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ANNE HARRIGAN wrote
at 00:03:24 on 20 October 2020 |
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| The renovation of all of these flats, has been a shambles from start to finish. the council, keepmoat and the fire brigade who passed these buildings with shocking discrepancies should be ashamed of what they have put us tenants through. Yet again another insult to us tenants who will have to freeze all winter. Too scared to turn up the heating that does not warm up anyway on full whack, and on a normal winter week costs around £40 a week. We are offered £25 a month with no insulation what so ever. Why would you take off all the cladding on all the flats with no remedial works planned and let us all freeze. Why are you allowed to get away with this??? |
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yes sir no sir wrote
at 22:59:34 on 19 October 2020 |
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| great fighting spirit from terry d what a sap no wonder your being taken for mugs crumbs off the masters table and your thankful doff your cap in disgrace you gutless turkey or are you are being given a back hander either way your a spineless txxt. |
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bob wrote
at 20:44:25 on 19 October 2020 |
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| £25 a month is taking the piss. They will save more than what this will cost in a month, each single week by not having to pay for the fire wardens. The whole cladding thing in the first place was not to make the flats warmer ,but to make them look more desirable.I am told the cladding cost about 2 million for each block,thats about 20 grand per flat. For about a quarter of that they could have used vacuum insulation panels on the inside of the flats. These are totally safe, They just do not burn, and they are covered with skimmed plasterboard as well.This whole pendleton together thing, it was all the councils idea.Its all their fault, and what do they do? They all hide away. And what will the people do next May? Well we all know the answer to that one. |
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TerryD wrote
at 17:32:55 on 19 October 2020 |
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| I'm actually grateful, wasn't expecting anything.
It's not meant to cover their whole bill, but it's a decent contribution. |
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