Remediation of non-ACM buildings

In the March 2020 budget, the government announced that it wouldwill provide £1 billion fromin 2020 to 2021 to support the remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding systemssystem on residential buildings 18 metres and over in both the private and social housing sectors.

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Prospectus annex A: technical annex

Prospectus annex A: technical information

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Prospectus annex B: registration questions

Prospectus annex B: registration questions

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Building Safety Fund registrations (private sector and social sector)

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• The Building Safety Fund has received 2824 Private Sector Registrations of which 935 registrations (1020(1021 buildings) are proceeding with an application for funding.
• 222220 Social Sector Grant Claims have been receivedreviewed of which 148143 registrationshave (173been buildings)approved are(166 proceeding with an application for funding.buildings).
• £1,401£1,355 million has been approved for the remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding from the Building Safety Fund, of which £1,262£1,217 million is for private sector remediation and £139£138 million for social sector remediation.
• 282277 buildings have started remediation work, of which 4441 have completed.

Total registrations

		Total private sector registrations		Total private sector buildings (estimate)		Total social sector registrations		Total social sector buildings
London		1629		1874		192		222
Rest of England		1195		1338		30		31
	Total Registrations		2824		3212		222		253

Note: Some registrations to the Building Safety Fund cover more than one building, for example where a registration was submitted for a residential development made up of a number of separate buildings. The table above shows the total number of registrations and an estimate of total number of buildings based on the information that has been made available by the responsible entity. These estimates can change in subsequent releases if we receive revised information from the responsible entity.

Private sector registration status

Status	3031 JuneMay 2022: registrations	3031 JuneMay 2022: buildings (estimate)	3130 JulyJun 2022: registrations	3130 JulyJun 2022: buildings (estimate)	Monthly change: registrations	Monthly change: buildings (estimate)
Reviewed Registrations	25682565	29262920	2568	2926	0+3	0+6
Proceeding with an application for funding	935884	1021963	935	10201021	0+51	-1+58
Registration ineligible (1)	776760	944907	781776	955944	+5+16	+11+37
Registration withdrawn	704693	781773	713704	792781	+9+11	+11+8
Insufficient evidence to allow verification (applicant has only provided partial information required to fully verify eligibility and further information has been requested)	99103	119123	9899	117119	-1-4	-2-4
Registration eligibility currently being reviewed	54125	61154	4154	4261	-13-71	-19-93
No available evidence to assess verification (applicant has not provided information required to verify eligibility and has not responded to requests for this information)	256259	286289	256	286	0-3	0-3
Total	2824	32123209	2824	3212	0	0+3

(1) Figures shown include appeals which have been submitted against ineligible registrations

Note: All building numbers apart from those proceeding with an application for funding are estimates based on the information that has been made available by the responsible entity. These estimates can change in subsequent releases if we receive revised information from the responsible entity.

Estimate of homes and properties covered by private sector Building Safety Fund registrations proceeding with an application for funding = 91,10091,200 (2)

(2) Estimate is based on responses for the 935 current Building Safety Fund private sector applications to a question on the number of units in the building asked as part of the registration process.

Social sector registration status

Status		31 May 2022: Registrations		31 May 2022: Buildings		30 Jun 2022: Registrations		30 Jun 2022: Buildings		Monthly change: Registrations	Monthly change: buildings
Reviewed Registrations	220	218	251	249		220		251	0	+2	0+2
Proceeding with an application for funding	143	142	166	165	148	143	173	166	+5	+1	+7+1
Registration ineligible		30		30		30		30		0	0
Registration withdrawn		20		21	21	20	22	21	+1	0	+10
Insufficient evidence to allow verification (applicant has only provided partial information required to fully verify eligibility and further information has been requested)		15		20	14	15	19	20	-1	0	-10
Registration eligibility currently being reviewed	12	11	14	13	7	12	7	14	-5	+1	-7+1
No available evidence to assess verification (applicant has not provided information required to verify eligibility and has not responded to requests for this information)	2	4	2	4		2		2	0	-2	0-2
Total		222		253		222		253		0	0

Estimate of homes and properties covered by social sector Building Safety Fund registrations proceeding with an application for funding = 6,0005,763 (3)

(3) Estimate is based on responses for the 148143 current Building Safety Fund social sector applications to a question on the number of units in the building asked as part of the registration process.

Private and social sector buildings with ACM and Non-ACM cladding

There are currently 68 private sector registrations for buildings with both ACM and non-ACM cladding systems. Of these, 56 registrations have been assessed as eligible for funding for the non-ACM and ACM cladding and 4140 registrations have been awarded funding for costed works.

There are currently 20 social sector registrations for buildings with both ACM and non-ACM cladding systems. Of these, 1916 registrations have been assessed as eligible for funding for the non-ACM and ACM cladding and 9 registrations have been awarded funding for costed works.

Building Safety Fund allocation (private sector and social sector)

Private sector funding allocation

		No. of buildings with Non-ACM cladding		Funding allocated for buildings with Non-ACM cladding		No. of buildings with Non-ACM and ACM cladding		Funding allocated for buildings with Non-ACM and ACM cladding(4)
Full Applications Approved	282	275	£983m	£942m		40	£82m	£84m
Pre-Tender Support Allocations	462	452	£191m	£187m	12	11	£6m	£4m

(4) Allocations shown in the table for buildings with ACM and non-ACM cladding are just for the funding of non-ACM remediation by the Building Safety Fund. The funding of the remediation of the unsafe ACM cladding is through the Private Sector ACM Remediation Fund.

As at 3130 JulyJune 2022, the total private sector funding allocation is £1,262£1,217 million.

As at 3130 JulyJune 2022, the Building Safety Fund’s Private Sector expenditure stood at £457£432 million. Expenditure data is updated monthlyon a quarterly basis with the next update due in AugustOctober 2022.

Social sector funding allocation

As at 3130 JulyJune 2022, the total value of approved social sector grant claims is £139£138 million.

As at 3130 JulyJune 2022 the total value of social sector grant claims expenditure stood at £95£94 million. Expenditure data is updated monthlyon a quarterly basis with the next update due in AugustOctober 2022.2022

Total funding allocations

	30	31 JuneMay 2022	31	30 JulyJun 2022		Monthly change
Total value of approved social sector grant claims	£138m	£132m	£139m	£138m	£1m	£6m
Total private sector funding allocation	£1,217m	£1,126m	£1,262m	£1,217m	£45m	£91m
Total amount of funding allocated for the remediation of non-ACM cladding (Social and Private Sector)	£1,355m	£1,258m	£1,401m	£1,355m	£46m	£97m

As at 3130 JulyJune 2022, the total amount of funding allocated for the remediation of non-ACM cladding is £1,401m£1,355 million (including social sector).

As at 3130 June 2022, the Building Safety Fund’s total expenditure (including Social and Private Sector spend) was £552£526 million. Expenditure data is updated monthlyon a quarterly basis with the next update due in AugustOctober 2022.

Remediation progress of buildings proceeding to application

		Started on Site		Monthly change		Of which completed*		Monthly change
Private Sector	177	173	+4	+13	29	28	+1	+10
Social Sector (including those with ACM and Non-ACM cladding)	62	61	+1	+7		4	0	+1
Private Sector ACM and Non-ACM cladding		43	0	-2**	11	9	+2	0
	Total	282	277	+5	+18	44	41	+3	+11

* Completed refers to those buildings that applicants have confirmed practical completion has been reached on building contracts.

** The reduction in start on sites is due to reconciliation work, completed in June 2022.

Further information on the location of private sector registrations is available below. We have not included private sector registration locations where there are fewer than 5 buildings in a local authority area to prevent the identification of specific buildings.

Building Safety Fund: private sector registration by local authority

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Enforcement

The government supports local authorities and fire and rescue services in the use of their enforcement powers against buildings with unsafe cladding systems.

DLUHC has collected data from local authorities on enforcement action taken against high-rise residential buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding in their areas through the work of the Joint Inspection Team, our ongoing engagement, and an online portal. The enforcement figures represent high-rise buildings with non-ACM cladding both outside of and within the Building Safety Fund.

Our data shows that enforcement action has been, or is being, taken by local authorities against 83 high-rise buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding (and, in many other cases, the threat of enforcement action has been effective in triggering building owners to act). As the data has been collected from local authorities on a voluntary basis, there may be further action that has been taken, of which the department is not yet aware.

Local authorities’ enforcement powers

Local Authoritiesauthorities have powers, under the Housing Act 2004, to calculate the seriousness of certain hazards and take enforcement action against building owners or landlords based on their assessment. The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) is a risk-based assessment evaluation tool to help local authorities identify and protect against potential risks and hazards to health and safety from any deficiencies identified in residential premises. The HHSRS assesses 29 categories of housing hazard–hazard – including fire – on the potential for harm that may result from exposure to the hazard. Each hazard has a weighting which will help determine whether the property is rated as having risks which are either category 1 or category 2. Where a risk is deemed to be category 1, a local authority has a duty to take enforcement action; where a risk is deemed to be category 2, an authority has the power to take action. In 2018, the Department laid an addendum to the HHSRS Operating Guidance to provide guidance on the assessment of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding.

Following the commencement of the Building Safety Act 2022, local authorities have new powers to take enforcement through Remediation Orders or Remediation Contribution Orders. Remediation Orders allow interested parties (including local authorities and fire and rescue services) to apply to the First-tier Tribunal for an order requiring a landlord to remedy specified defects in their building. Remediation Contribution Orders allow interested parties (including local authorities and fire and rescue services) to apply to the First-tier Tribunal for an order compelling landlords, developers and their associated companies to make payments in order to meet costs incurred in remedying relevant defects.

Local authorities’ enforcement actions

Our data sources outlined above show that enforcement action has been, or is being, taken under the Housing Act against 83 buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding by 24 local authorities. This includes 28 buildings with Joint Inspection Team support. The Joint Inspection Team was set up by the department, and is hosted by the Local Government Association, to provide expert advice to local authorities on enforcement on buildings with unsafe cladding. 20 of the 83 cases are high-rise residential buildings that contain both ACM and non-ACM cladding.

A total of 83 buildings have had HHSRS inspections undertaken by a local authority.

Of the 83 buildings, we are aware that 20 had a Category 1 HHSRS rating and 48 buildings had a Category 2 HHSRS rating. Of the 83 cases, we are aware that at least 31 improvement notices and 5 hazard awareness notices have been served to date.