Ukuqonda Isiqondiso Esisha Sikahulumeni Wase-UK mayelana Nomswakama Nesikhunta: Kusho Ukuthini Kubaqashi Nabanikazi Bezindlu

Isingeniso

Uhulumeni wase-UK usanda kushicilela idokhumenti yomhlahlandlela ophelele okuhloswe ngayo ukubhekana nezingozi zezempilo ezihlobene nokuswakama nokukhunta ezindlini eziqashiwe. Lesi siqondiso siza njengempendulo eqondile yokushona kabuhlungu kuka-Awaab Ishak oneminyaka engu-2 ngo-2020, owalahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yokuchayeka kwesikhunta ekhaya lomndeni wakhe. Lo mbhalo uyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokuqinisekisa ukuthi abanikazi bezindlu bayawuqonda umsebenzi wabo nokuthi abaqashi bavikelekile ezingozini zezempilo ezihlobene nokuswakama nesikhunta.

I-Tragic Catalyst: Awaab Ishak

Isiqondiso sakhiwe ngemuva kokushona kabuhlungu kuka-Awaab Ishak, oneminyaka engu-2 ubudala owashona ngenxa yokuchayeka kwesikhunta ekhaya lomndeni wakhe. Umbiko we-Coroner ugqamise uchungechunge lokwehluleka komhlinzeki wezindlu, okuholele kule nhlekelele ebingagwemeka. Isiqondiso sihlose ukuvimbela izehlakalo ezinjalo ukuthi zingaphinde zenzeke ngokufundisa abanikazi bezindlu mayelana nezibopho zabo ezingokomthetho kanye nezingozi ezingathi sína zezempilo ezibangelwa umswakama kanye nesikhunta.

Imilayezo engukhiye evela kuSiqondiso

Izingozi zezempilo

Isiqondiso sigcizelela ukuthi umswakama kanye nesikhunta sithinta kakhulu uhlelo lokuphefumula kodwa futhi kungaba nemiphumela elimazayo empilweni yengqondo. Amaqembu asengozini, njengezingane, abantu abadala, kanye nabantu abanezimo zempilo ezivele zikhona, basengozini enkulu.

Izibopho Zomnikazi Wendawo

Abanikazi bezindlu bayanxuswa ukuthi baphendule ngokuzwela nangokuphuthumayo emibikweni yokuswakama nokukhunta. Kudingeka ukuthi babhekane nezinkinga eziwumsuka ngokushesha ngaphandle kokulinda ubufakazi bezokwelapha. Isiqondiso siphinde sigcizelele ukuthi abaqashi akumele basolwe ngezimo eziholela ekubeni manzi kanye nesikhunta.

Indlela Esebenzayo

Umhlahlandlela ukhuthaza abanikazi bezindlu ukuthi basebenzise indlela esheshayo yokuhlonza kanye nokubhekana nokuswakama nokukhunta. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuba nezinqubo ezicacile endaweni, ukuqonda isimo samakhaya abo, nokwakha ubudlelwano nabasebenzi bezempilo kanye nokunakekelwa komphakathi.

Izinguquko Zomthetho kanye Nezinhlelo Zesikhathi esizayo

Uhulumeni uhlela ukwethula izinguquko zomthetho eziningana ukuze kuthuthukiswe amazinga ezindlu:

• 'Umthetho we-Awaab': Izidingo ezintsha kubanikazi bezindlu ukuze babhekane nezingozi ezifana nokuswakama nokukhunta.
• Amandla amasha ka-Housing Ombudsman.
• Ukubuyekezwa Kwezinga Lezindlu Ezihloniphekile.
• Ukwethulwa kwamazinga amasha obuchwepheshe kubasebenzi bezindlu.

Ukubaluleka Kwesiqondiso

Kwabanikazi Bezindlu

Isiqondiso sisebenza njengemanyuwali ephelele yabanikazi bezindlu, echaza izibopho zabo ezingokomthetho futhi inikeza izinqubo ezingcono kakhulu. Ukwehluleka ukuthobela le mihlahlandlela kungase kubangele imiphumela yezomthetho.

Kwabaqashi

Ukuzibophezela Ngempilo Nenhlalakahle

Esinye sezici ezibaluleke kakhulu zesiqondiso esisha sikahulumeni isiqinisekiso esisinikeza abaqashi. Kubaqashi abaningi, ikakhulukazi labo abahlala ezindlini zomphakathi noma ezindaweni ezindala, umswakama kanye nesikhunta kungaba yizindaba eziqhubekayo ezivame ukushaywe indiva noma ezinganakwa ngokwanele abanikazi bezindlu. Isiqondiso sikwenza kucace ukuthi ubudedengu obunjalo abumukeleki nje kuphela kodwa futhi akukho emthethweni. Ngokuveza ubungozi bezempilo obuhambisana nokuswakama nokukhunta, kusukela ezindabeni zokuphefumula kuye emithelela yezempilo yengqondo, isiqondiso sigcizelela ukuzibophezela kukahulumeni empilweni nasenhlalakahleni yabaqashi.

Ukunika Abaqashi Amandla

Isiqondiso sisebenza njengethuluzi elinika amandla abaqashi. Ibahlinzeka ngolwazi abaludingayo ukuze baqonde ukuthi yini ehlanganisa indawo ephephile nengahlalwa kuyo. Lolu lwazi lubalulekile uma kuziwa ekubambeni abanikazi bezindlu ukuba baphendule ngemibandela yendawo. Abaqashi manje bangakhomba emqulwini kahulumeni ochaza ngokucacile izibopho zabanikazi bezindlu, ngaleyo ndlela baqinise isikhundla sabo kunoma yiziphi izingxabano mayelana nemibandela yendawo.

Insiza Yesisetshenziswa Sezomthetho

Isiqondiso akuyona nje isethi yezincomo; iboshelwe ezindinganisweni zomthetho kanye nomthetho ozayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abaqashi banesisekelo esiqinile somthetho uma bedinga ukuthathela izinyathelo umnikazi wendawo owehluleka ukunakekela indawo ibe sezingeni elidingekayo. Isibonelo, ukwethulwa 'koMthetho ka-Awaab' kuzobeka izimfuneko ezintsha kubanikazi bezindlu ukuze babhekane nezingozi ezifana nokuswakama nokukhunta, kuhlinzeke abaqashi ngohlaka lomthetho oluthize okumele babhekisele kulo uma kunezingxabano.

Ukukhuthaza Ukubika Okusebenzayo

Umhlahlandlela uphinde ukhuthaze abaqashi ukuthi babike izindaba zokuswakama nokukhunta ngaphandle kokwesaba ukusolwa noma imiphumela. Ikubeka ngokusobala ukuthi umswakama kanye nesikhunta akuwona umphumela 'wokukhetha indlela yokuphila' nokuthi abanikazi bezindlu banomthwalo wemfanelo wokuhlonza nokubhekana nezimbangela eziwumsuka. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kubaqashi okungenzeka bebengabaza ukubika izinkinga esikhathini esidlule ngenxa yokwesaba ukuxoshwa noma ezinye izinhlobo zokuziphindiselela.

Izinzuzo Zempilo Yengqondo

Ngokubhekana nendaba yokuswakama nokukhunta, isiqondiso sibuye sibe nesandla ngokungaqondile enhlalakahleni yengqondo yabaqashi. Ukuhlala ekhaya elimanzi noma elikhuntile kungaba umthombo obalulekile wokucindezeleka, kubhebhethekise izinkinga ezikhona zempilo yengqondo noma kube nengxenye kwezinye ezintsha. Ukwazi ukuthi kuneziqondiso ezikhona zokuqinisekisa ukuthi abanikazi bezindlu bazithatha ngokungathi sína lezi zindaba kunganikeza abaqashi ukuthula kwengqondo.

Kwabahlinzeki Bezempilo

Abahlinzeki bezempilo nabo bangazuza kulesi siqondiso njengoba sinikeza ulwazi olubalulekile ezingozini zezempilo ezihlobene nokuswakama nokukhunta, esiza ekuxilongeni nasekwelapheni.

Imithelela Engaba khona

1. Amazinga Ezezindlu Athuthukisiwe: Umhlahlandlela kulindeleke ukuthi ukhuphule izinga lamazinga ezindlu kulo lonke elase-UK.
2. Ubudlelwano Obungcono Bomqashisi Nomqashi: Ukucaca okunikezwa yisiqondiso kungaholela ekuthuthukisweni kobudlelwano phakathi kwabaqashi nabanikazi bezindlu.
3. Ukuziphendulela ngokomthetho: Abanikazi bezindlu manje sebenomthwalo wemfanelo, ngokomthetho, ngokuhlinzeka ngezimo zokuhlala eziphephile nezingahlalwa.
4. Ukuqwashisa Umphakathi: Isiqondiso singaholela ekwandiseni ukuqwashisa komphakathi mayelana nezingozi zezempilo ezihlobene nokuswakama nokukhunta.

Isiqondiso esisha sikaHulumeni wase-UK mayelana nokuswakama nokukhunta kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile esiya phambili ekuqinisekiseni izimo zokuhlala eziphephile nezinempilo ezindlini eziqashiwe. Isebenza njengesisetshenziswa esibalulekile kubanikazi bezindlu, abaqashi, nabahlinzeki bezempilo ngokufanayo. Nakuba kusesekuseni kakhulu ukukala umthelela ogcwele walesi siqondiso, siphethe isithembiso sokugqugquzela izinguquko ezinhle emkhakheni wezindlu wase-UK.

Ungafinyelela ikhophi egcwele yeziqondiso ngesixhumanisi esingezansi:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/damp-and-mould-understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-for-rented-housing-providers/understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-of-damp-and-mould-in-the-home–2#ministerial-foreword