Remediation of non-ACM buildings

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

In July 2022, the government reopened the £4.5 billion Building Safety Fund, the Department 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 provided 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.

Use of information provided in relation to applications to the Fund

The information provided by applicants to the Fund (see Annex D), excluding personal data, may be shared, as described below. Information that is protected by legislation or is confidential will not be shared.

DLUHC shares information with leaseholders and residents about who to contact to obtain information on the remediation of their building. This is to help ensure that those responsible for fixing buildings communicate regularly.

From 2023, we share:

• the organisation name of the developer who has signed the developer remediation contract and committed to taking responsibility for the remediation of life-critical, fire-safety defects on buildings over 18 metres high in the BSF.
• the organisation name of the responsible entity and their official managing agent, where they have one, of the building in the BSF. However, where the responsible entity is a ‘natural person’ or ‘sole trader’, we will only share the category of that person, such as ‘freeholder’, for data protection reasons.

To facilitate mortgage lending, DLUHC will share, with mortgage lenders and valuation firms, basic address information of:

• high-rise buildings with non-Aluminium Composite Material (non-ACM) cladding systems, approved for funding in the Building Safety Fund, as well as
• buildings with funding in place to remove unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems.

DLUHC will not share personal data with lenders or valuation firms. We intend to also share information for buildings in other remediation schemes moving forward.

This information will only be shared with specific mortgage lenders and valuation firms that commit to using this information in a controlled way and for the specific purpose of informing lending decisions on flats in buildings impacted by external wall system defects This will help prospective buyers to access mortgage finance and leaseholders to sell (and re-mortgage).

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Building Safety Fund registrations (private sector and social sector)

Headlines

• The Building Safety Fund has received 2830 Private Sector Registrations of which 970968 registrations (1051(1049 buildings) are proceeding with an application for funding.
• 222 Social Sector Grant Claims have been received of which 147 registrations (165 buildings) are proceeding with an application for funding.
• £1,848£1,866 million has been approved for the remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding from the Building Safety Fund, of which £1,664£1,675 million is for private sector remediation and £184£191 million for social sector remediation.
• 390400 buildings have started remediation work, of which 124139 have completed works (including 2837 that have also received building control sign off).

Total registrations

DLUHC publishes 21 data tables to accompany this release.

	Total private sector registrations	Total private sector buildings (estimate)	Total social sector registrations	Total social sector buildings
London	1634	1884	190	223
Rest of England	1196	13461347	32	33
Total Registrations	2830	32303231	222	256

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	2831 FebruaryMarch 2023: registrations	2831 FebruaryMarch 2023: buildings (estimate)	3130 MarchApril 2023: registrations	3130 MarchApril 2023: buildings (estimate)	Monthly change: registrations	Monthly change: buildings (estimate)
Reviewed registrations	2711	3101	2723	3114	+12	+13
Proceeding with an application for funding	966970	10471051	970968	10511049	+4-2	+4-2
Registration ineligible (1)	826825	1026	825828	10261030	-1+3	0+4
Registration withdrawn before reaching eligibility stage	788800	886898	800906	8981013	+12+106	+12+115
Registration withdrawn after reaching eligibility stage	7071	7980	7175	8084	+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)	3931	4132	31	32	-80	-90
Registration eligibility currently being reviewed	2226	2227	2622	2723	+4-4	+5-4
No available evidence to assess verification (applicant has not provided information required to verify eligibility and has not responded to requests for this information)	119107	128116	1070	1160	-12-107	-12-116*
Total	2830	32293230	2830	32303231	0	+1

(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.

* All buildings and registrations with no information that have not engaged with the programme have been withdrawn after failing to meet the time period for providing more information.

Estimate of homes and properties covered by private sector Building Safety Fund registrations proceeding with an application for funding = 101,300104,300 (2)

(2) Estimate is based on responses for the 970968 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	2831 FebruaryMarch 2023: Registrations	2831 FebruaryMarch 2023: Buildings	3130 MarchApril 2023: Registrations	3130 MarchApril 2023: Buildings	Monthly change: Registrations	Monthly change: buildings
Reviewed Registrations	222	245	222	256	0	+11*
Proceeding with an application for funding	150147	168165	147	165	-30	-30
Registration ineligible	2930	3345	30	45	+10	+12*0
Registration withdrawn	3739	3840	39	40	+20	+20
Insufficient evidence to allow verification (applicant has only provided partial information required to fully verify eligibility and further information has been requested)	6	6	6	6	0	0
Registration eligibility currently being reviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0
No available evidence to assess verification (applicant has not provided information required to verify eligibility and has not responded to requests for this information)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	222	245256	222	256	0	+110

* There has been an increase in the number of buildings reviewed and the number of ineligible buildings due to data reconciliation work.

Estimate of homes and properties covered by social sector Building Safety Fund registrations proceeding with an application for funding = 6000 (3)

(3) Estimate is based on responses for the 147 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 83 private sector registrations for buildings with both ACM and non-ACM cladding systems. 69 of these registrations have been assessed as eligible for funding for the non-ACM and ACM cladding and of these, 4647 registrations have been awarded funding for costed works.

There are currently 1716 social sector registrations for buildings with both ACM and non-ACM cladding systems. All 1716 registrations have been assessed as eligible for funding for the non-ACM and ACM cladding and of these, 10 registrations have been awarded funding for costed works.

In total, there are 85 registrations (89 buildings) that have been assessed as eligible for funding from the BSF with both ACM and non-ACM cladding systems.

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	338	£1,338m£1,343m	4243	£97m£102m
Pre-Tender Support Allocations	544547	£223m£224m	14	£6m

(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 of 3130 MarchApril 2023, the total private sector funding allocation is £1,664£1,675 million.

As of 3130 MarchApril 2023, the Building Safety Fund’s Private Sector expenditure stood at £804£825 million.

Social sector funding allocation

As of 3130 MarchApril 2023, the total value of approved social sector grant claims is £184£191 million.

As of 3130 MarchApril 2023, the total value of social sector grant claims expenditure stood at £123 million.

Total funding allocations

	2831 FebruaryMarch 2023	3130 MarchApril 2023	Monthly change
Total value of approved social sector grant claims	£172m£184m	£184m£191	£12m£7m
Total private sector funding allocation	£1,629m£1,664m	£1,664m£1,675	£35m£11m
Total amount of funding allocated for the remediation of non-ACM cladding (Social and Private Sector)	£1,801m£1,848m	£1,848m£1,866	£47m£18m

As of 3130 MarchApril 2023, the total amount of funding allocated for the remediation of non-ACM cladding is £1,848£1,866 million (including social sector).

As of 3130 MarchApril 2023, the Building Safety Fund’s total expenditure (including Social and Private Sector spend) was £927£948 million.

Remediation progress of buildings proceeding to application

	Remediation started **	Remediation complete: awaiting Building Control sign off	Remediation complete	Total started or completed
Private Sector	174170	7580	412	253262
Social Sector *	6970	6	17	9293
Private Sector ACM and Non-ACM cladding	2321	1516	78	45
Total	266261	96102	2837	390400

* Including those with ACM and Non-ACM cladding

** Remediation started does not include those buildings that have completed remediation work which means this number could reduce as more buildings complete than have started on site this month.

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. The data only reflects where formal action has been taken; it does not cover the range of informal interactions that local authorities have with those responsible for buildings to progress the pace of remediation.

Our data shows that enforcement action has been, or is being, taken by local authorities against 161168 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 authorities 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 departmentDepartment 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 by 35 local authorities against 161168 buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding byof 33which local147 authorities.have only unsafe non-ACM cladding and 21 of the 168 cases are high rise residential buildings that contain both unsafe non-ACM and ACM cladding. This includes 4449 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. 21 of the 161 cases are high-rise residential buildings that contain both ACM and non-ACM cladding.

A total of 161168 buildings have had HHSRS inspections undertaken by a local authority. Of the 161168 buildings, we are aware that 3839 had a Category 1 HHSRS rating and 112 buildings had a Category 2 HHSRS rating. Of the 161168 cases, we are aware that at least 4142 improvement notices and 1113 hazard awareness notices have been served to date.

The spreadsheet attached below provides enforcement data by local authority.

Enforcement action by local authority - MarchApril 2023

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Previous enforcement action by local authority data can be found below:

Enforcement action by local authority - March 2023 (ODS, 13.6 KB) Enforcement action by local authority - February 2023 (ODS, 13.8 KB) Enforcement action by local authority - January 2023 (ODS, 13.5 KB) Enforcement action by local authority - December 2022 (ODS, 12.9 KB) Enforcement action by local authority - November 2022 (ODS, 9.1 KB)