UK Extends Cladding Funds to Buildings Under 36ft as 4,411 Higher-Rise Blocks Need Fixes
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 9
UK Extends Cladding Funds to Buildings Under 36ft as 4,411 Higher-Rise Blocks Need Fixes
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 9
Summary
Applications will open in August for government funding to remove dangerous cladding from buildings under 36ft, extending support beyond the previous 59ft threshold.
The expansion will prioritize lower-rise properties by resident risk, aiming to stop leaseholders in previously excluded blocks from paying remediation costs themselves.
By 2029, all buildings 36ft and above with unsafe cladding must be remediated, scheduled for completion, or face severe penalties for landlords under the government's acceleration plan.
June data showed 2,331 of 4,411 identified residential buildings 36ft and over had started or completed remediation by the end of May 2026.
The move builds on post-Grenfell reforms after the 2017 fire that killed 72 people, with housing groups saying height alone is not a reliable measure of risk.