Remediation of non-ACM buildings

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

This page is for responsible entities which registered or applied for the Building Safety Fund in 2020. If you are making a new application in 2022, you should refer to the guidance page for new applications.

The Department has sent a letter (PDF, 163 KB, 4 pages) to all responsible entities that applied for the Building Safety Fund in June to July 2020. This provides information about the reopened BSF and what action they may need to take.

If you are a leaseholder or resident of a building in the Building Safety Fund, please visit find support as a leaseholder or resident of a building in the Building Safety Fund (BSF) process.

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Building Safety Fund registrations (private sector and social sector)

Headlines

• The Building Safety Fund has received 2824 Private Sector Registrations of which 935936 registrations (1020(1018 buildings) are proceeding with an application for funding.
• 222 Social Sector Grant Claims have been received of which 148152 registrations (173(177 buildings) are proceeding with an application for funding.
• £1,401£1,484 million has been approved for the remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding from the Building Safety Fund, of which £1,262£1,345 million is for private sector remediation and £139 million for social sector remediation.
• 282295 buildings have started remediation work, of which 4450 have completed.completed (including four that have also received building control sign off).

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 JuneJuly 2022: registrations	3031 JuneJuly 2022: buildings (estimate)	31 JulyAugust 2022: registrations	31 JulyAugust 2022: buildings (estimate)	Monthly change: registrations	Monthly change: buildings (estimate)
Reviewed Registrationsregistrations	2568	2926	25682570	29262930	0+2	0+4
Proceeding with an application for funding	935	10211020	935936	10201018	0+1	-1-2
Registration ineligible (1)	776781	944955	781	955959	+5-	+11+4
Registration withdrawn before reaching eligibility stage	704649	781725	713653	792729	+9+4	+11+4
Registration withdrawn after reaching eligibility stage	64	67	65	69	+1	+2
Insufficient evidence to allow verification (applicant has only provided partial information required to fully verify eligibility and further information has been requested)	9998	119117	9891	117110	-1-7	-2-7
Registration eligibility currently being reviewed	5441	6142	4144	4245	-13+3	-19+3
No available evidence to assess verification (applicant has not provided information required to verify eligibility and has not responded to requests for this information)	256	286	256254	286284	0-2	0-2
Total	2824	3212	2824	32123214	0-	0+2

(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 = 91,100 (2)

(2) Estimate is based on responses for the 935936 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 MayJuly 2022: Registrations	31 MayJuly 2022: Buildings	3031 JunAugust 2022: Registrations	3031 JunAugust 2022: Buildings	Monthly change: Registrations	Monthly change: buildings
Reviewed Registrations	220	251	220	251	0	0
Proceeding with an application for funding	143148	166173	148152	173177	+5+4	+7+4
Registration ineligible	30	30	30	30	0	0
Registration withdrawn	2021	2122	2125	2226	+1+4	+1+4
Insufficient evidence to allow verification (applicant has only provided partial information required to fully verify eligibility and further information has been requested)	1514	2019	1410	1915	-1-4	-1-4
Registration eligibility currently being reviewed	127	147	73	73	-5-4	-7-4
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	2	2	2	0	0
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 = 6,0006,100 (3)

(3) Estimate is based on responses for the 148152 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 41 registrations have been awarded funding for costed works.

There are currently 2019 social sector registrations for buildings with both ACM and non-ACM cladding systems. Of these, 19 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	282291	£983m£1,059m	40	£82m£85m
Pre-Tender Support Allocations	462477	£191m£196m	12	£6m£5m

(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 Privateprivate Sectorsector ACM Remediation Fund.

As at 31 JulyAugust 2022, the total private sector funding allocation is £1,262£1,345 million.

As at 31 JulyAugust 2022, the Building Safety Fund’s Privateprivate Sectorsector expenditure stood at £457£488 million. Expenditure data is updated monthly with the next update due in August 2022.

Social sector funding allocation

As at 31 JulyAugust 2022, the total value of approved social sector grant claims is £139 million.

As at 31 JulyAugust 2022 the total value of social sector grant claims expenditure stood at £95£100 million. Expenditure data is updated monthly with the next update due in August 2022.

Total funding allocations

	3031 JuneJuly 2022	31 JulyAugust 2022	Monthly change
Total value of approved social sector grant claims	£138m£139m	£139m	£1m£0m
Total private sector funding allocation	£1,217m£1,262m	£1,262m£1,345m	£45m£83m
Total amount of funding allocated for the remediation of non-ACM cladding (Social and Private Sector)	£1,355m£1,401m	£1,401m£1,484m	£46m£83m

As at 31 JulyAugust 2022, the total amount of funding allocated for the remediation of non-ACM cladding is £1,401m£1,484 m (including social sector).

As at 31 JuneAugust 2022, the Building Safety Fund’s total expenditure (including Social and Private Sector spend) was £552£588 million. Expenditure data is updated monthly with the next update due in August 2022.

Remediation progress of buildings proceeding to application

	StartedRemediation on Sitestarted	MonthlyRemediation change	Ofcomplete: whichawaiting completed*Building Control sign off	MonthlyRemediation changecomplete
Private Sector	177154	+427	291	+1
Social Sector (including those with ACM and Non-ACM cladding)	6259	+111	4	0
Private Sector ACM and Non-ACM cladding	4332	08	113	+2
Total	282245	+546	444	+3

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

** Including those with ACM and Non-ACM cladding

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 localLocal authorityAuthority 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 8389 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– 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 8389 buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding by 2429 local authorities. This includes 2833 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 8389 cases are high-rise residential buildings that contain both ACM and non-ACM cladding.

A total of 8389 buildings have had HHSRS inspections undertaken by a local authority.

Of the 8389 buildings, we are aware that 20 had a Category 1 HHSRS rating and 4849 buildings had a Category 2 HHSRS rating. Of the 8389 cases, we are aware that at least 3133 improvement notices and 5 hazard awareness notices have been served to date.