Government Rejects Call To Expand £1.6bn Cladding Fund

The government has rejected calls by a committee of MPs to expand its £1.6bn building safety fund to cover the remediation of high-rise blocks with unsafe cladding. The committee said the funding, which includes £600m for buildings with Grenfell-style ACM cladding, and £1bn for buildings with other dangerous cladding types, was just a third of what was required to solve the problem. However, in a response to the report published yesterday, the housing ministry said it did not “expect the taxpayer to have to cover all remediation costs for unsafe cladding” and had engaged with building owners and developers proactively to address problems on blocks identified as at risk. Read more on the Housing Today website.

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