Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 19
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The Government must commit to protecting the Affordable Homes Programme at its current level should...
Recommendation
The Government must commit to protecting the Affordable Homes Programme at its current level should it fail to recover sufficient funds from industry. (Paragraph 51) Guidance on building safety
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government is confident that funding from industry will cover the cost of remediation of unsafe cladding in buildings between 11-18 metres. Our negotiations with the industry at the start of this year have resulted in leading housebuilders committing to making their buildings safe, covering a large section of the market. Industry will contribute the remainder of the money though an increase in the Building Safety Levy. The Government will not be required to provide funding for the remediation of unsafe cladding beyond that which it has already committed. The Government recognises that that some social landlords face significant building safety costs, and that they are having to balance their existing budgets to support this which could have an impact on the development of affordable homes. That is why the Government has committed up to £400 million to fully fund the removal and replacement of unsafe ACM cladding systems on buildings over 18 metres that are owned by registered providers of social housing. The Government has also committed to meet the cost of removing other types of unsafe cladding on social sector buildings over 18 metres where a registered provider’s financial viability would otherwise be threatened.