Research and analysis

Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - 31 May 2024

Published 20 June 2024

Applies to England

Date of next publication: 9.30am on Thursday 18 July 2024

Please note that due to the current election period some commentary related to government policy usually included in this release has been revised. The commentary of this release is restricted to commentary on the statistics themselves.

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Overall remediation

As at the end of May 2024, there are 4,374 residential buildings 11 metres and over in height identified with unsafe cladding whose remediation progression is being reported on in this release, an increase of 38 since the end of April 2024.

At the beginning of 2023, DLUHC was monitoring the remediation progress of high-rise buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations and buildings progressing in the Building Safety Fund. Throughout 2023, DLUHC started monitoring the remediation progress of buildings in the Cladding Safety Scheme, developer remediation contract and reported by registered providers of social housing. This change in scope has largely driven the reporting of an additional 2,750 buildings with unsafe cladding since the end of May 2023.

Overall, 2,066 buildings (47%) have either started or completed remediation works. Of these, 1,088 buildings (25%) have completed remediation works. The total number of buildings reported to have started or completed remediation works has more than doubled since the end of May 2023.

Figure 1: Of the 4,374 buildings identified with unsafe cladding, 2,066 (47%) have started or completed remediation works, of which 1,088 (25%) have completed remediation works. This includes remediation progress on high rise (18m+) and mid-rise (11-18m) buildings in height.

Note: Up to October 2023 combined remediation progress in the Building Safety Fund (BSF) and ACM programme is shown. Between June 2023 and September 2023 there was a decrease in the number of buildings due to buildings transferring from the BSF to being remediated by developers. From October 2023 onwards combined remediation progress is shown across the BSF, ACM programme, Cladding Safety Scheme, developer remediation contract and as reported by registered providers of social housing. The total number of buildings does not sum to the total number of buildings reported in each respective section of the data release due to crossover between schemes. 

The majority of the increase in completions shown between October and November 2023 is due to a change in methodology when assigning remediation statuses for buildings that crossover between multiple schemes.  

The decrease in the total number of reported buildings between June and September 2023 was largely due to eligible buildings in the Building Safety Fund transferring to developers under the developer remediation contract. These buildings are then included in the reporting under the developer remediation contract from October onwards.  

ACM remediation – monthly update (as at end May 2024) since previous publication

As at 31 May 2024, of the 498 high-rise (18 metres and over in height) residential and publicly owned buildings with ACM cladding systems, unlikely to meet Building Regulations, 487 (98%) have either started or completed remediation works, no change since the end of April.

Of these, 436 buildings (88%) have completed ACM remediation, including those awaiting building control sign-off, an increase of one since the end of April.

There are 11 buildings yet to start ACM remediation (2% of all buildings), no change since the end of April. One building is vacant so does not pose a risk to resident safety, seven occupied buildings have forecast start dates, one building without a start forecast has had local authority enforcement action taken against it, one further building has plans in place and the remaining building came in to scope last month.

Building Safety Fund (BSF) – monthly update (as at end May 2024) since previous publication

As at 31 May 2024, of the 911 high-rise (18 metres and over in height) residential buildings proceeding with an application for funding through the Building Safety Fund, 235 buildings (26%) have started remediation works and 287 buildings (32%) have completed remediation on unsafe non-ACM cladding, including those awaiting building control sign-off.

Overall, 522 high-rise buildings (57%) in the BSF have either started or completed remediation works on non-ACM cladding, no change since the end of April. Of these, 287 buildings (32% of buildings) have completed remediation works, an increase of 10 since the end of April.

Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) – monthly update (as at end May 2024) since previous publication

As at 31 May 2024, 224 buildings 11 metres and over in height have been assessed as eligible for the Cladding Safety Scheme, an increase of 23 since the end of April. All have either signed grant funding agreements or are in the process of doing so, and two buildings have started remediation work on site.

There are a further 1,134 buildings 11 metres and over in height in the pre-eligible stages of the Cladding Safety Scheme, which launched fully in July 2023. Of these, 453 buildings are progressing through the eligibility checks, and 681 buildings are in the pre-application stage.

This is in addition to over 3500 buildings in the pipeline that are being investigated, and where within programme parameters, are being brought into the pre- application process.

Developer remediation – data received by developers is a quarterly update as at 30 April 2024 , data received from other programmes relating to developer-led remediation is as at 31 May 2024

As at 31 May 2024, 1,569 buildings 11 metres and over in height have been identified as having life-critical fire safety defects (including cladding and non-cladding defects) which developers have committed to remediate or pay to remediate, an increase of 68 since January 2024.

Of these, developers reported that 727 (46%) have either started or completed remediation works, an increase of 103 since the end of January 2024. Of these, 362 (23% of buildings) are reported to have completed remediation works, an increase of 55 since the end of January.

When excluding buildings reported with only non-cladding defects, there are 1,428 buildings which developers have reported as having unsafe cladding, of which 677 (47%) are reported to have started or completed remediation, including 340 (24% of buildings) which are reported to have completed remediation.

Social housing sector – quarterly update (as at 31 March 2024)

As at 31 March 2024, a survey of Registered Providers of social housing identified 1,974 buildings 11 metres and over in height as having unsafe cladding, an increase of 22 compared to the end of November 2023.

Of these, providers have reported that 787 (40%) have either started or completed remediation works (an increase of 58 since the end of November), including 259 buildings (13%) reported to have completed remediation (an increase of 55 since the end of November 2023).

Enforcement – monthly update (as at 24 May 2024) since previous publication

As at 24 May 2024, local authority enforcement action has been, or is being, taken under the Housing Act 2004 against 389 high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding, an increase of 16 since the end of April.

Introduction

This Data Release provides data on:

• Remediation progress across DLUHC’s Building Safety Remediation portfolio, covering buildings in the ACM programme, Building Safety Fund, Cladding Safety Scheme, developer remediation contract and reported by registered providers of social housing
• Progress with remediation of high-rise (18 metres and over in height) residential buildings (including student accommodation and hotels) and publicly owned buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations in the ACM programme
• Progress with remediation of high-rise residential buildings with non-ACM cladding systems assessed as eligible for funding from the Building Safety Fund
• Progress with the applications for and remediation of medium-rise (11 – 18 metres in height) residential buildings in England, and Northern Ireland, and high-rise residential buildings outside of London with non-ACM cladding systems in the Cladding Safety Scheme
• Progress of remediation of residential buildings 11 metres and over in height with life-critical fire safety risks under the developer remediation contract
• Progress of remediation of residential buildings 11 metres and over in height with unsafe cladding reported by registered providers of social housing
• Enforcement action taken by local authorities against high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding under the Housing Act 2004.

From October 2023 onwards the Building Safety Remediation data release includes data on buildings in the Building Safety Fund, Cladding Safety Scheme, developer remediation contract and reported by registered providers of social housing, as well as high-rise buildings with ACM cladding systems. Previous versions of the data release have only included data on high-rise buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations, with data on buildings in the Building Safety Fund published separately.

Since April 2023, the management information tables published alongside the data release have included a table on combined remediation progress in the ACM programme and BSF, accounting for buildings that are eligible for both programmes.

In Figure 1 in this data release, up to October 2023 the data includes the combined remediation progress in the ACM programme and BSF. From October 2023 onwards, the data in Figure 1 and the overall remediation progress section of the data release, shows the combined remediation progress across DLUHC’s Building Safety Remediation portfolio, covering buildings and accounting for crossover in the ACM programme, Building Safety Fund, Cladding Safety Scheme, developer remediation contract and reported by registered providers of social housing.

The figures in this publication are correct as at the specified dates. Remediation progress on the ACM programme, BSF and CSS will be updated monthly, and remediation progress on the developer remediation contract and registered providers of social housing will be updated quarterly.

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Dates of future publications

The publication dates for the next three months are:

• 18 July 2024
• 22 August 2024
• 19 September 2024

Building Safety Overview

This data release publishes data across all government remediation activities to give an overview of the status of progress to remediate unsafe cladding on residential buildings over 11m in England. This includes:

• Data relating to the Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding programme – those highest risk buildings that are high-rise buildings with unsafe, ‘Grenfell-style’ ACM cladding

• Data relating to the Building Safety Fund, which funds the remediation of eligible high-rise residential buildings with other forms of unsafe cladding

• Data relating to the Cladding Safety Scheme, which funds the remediation of residential buildings over 11m in height with unsafe cladding

• Data relating to developer-led remediation, which reports on those buildings that developers have agreed to remediate

• Data on residential buildings over 11m in height that are the responsibility of registered social housing providers.

Overall remediation progress

Figure 2: 2,066 residential buildings (47% of identified buildings) have started or completed remediation on unsafe cladding, of which 1,088 (25% of identified buildings) have completed remediation works.

Remediation Stage	Number of buildings	Percentage	Cumulative Number	Cumulative Percentage
Remediation complete	1088	25%	1088	25%
Remediation underway	978	22%	2066	47%
In programme	2308	53%	4374	100%
Total	4374	100%	4336	100%

Table 1: Remediation progress for buildings monitored by DLUHC in the ACM programme, Building Safety Fund, the CSS, the developer remediation contract, and social housing surveys, England, 31 May 2024.

Overall remediation: key statistics

Of the 4,374 residential buildings 11 metres and over in height with unsafe cladding DLUHC are monitoring, as at 31 May 2024:

• 1,088 buildings (25%) have completed remediation, including those awaiting building control sign off
• 978 building (22%) have started remediation
• 2,308 buildings (53%) have not started remediation

Since the end of April 2024:

• DLUHC is monitoring the remediation progress of 38 more buildings.
• 91 more buildings are known to have started or completed remediation, and 97 more buildings are known to have completed remediation.

Since the end of May 2023:

• DLUHC is monitoring the remediation progress of 2,750 more buildings, largely due to the opening of new programmes and new data reporting on the CSS, developer-led remediation, and from social housing registered providers.
• 1,248 more buildings are known to have started or completed remediation, of which 589 more buildings are known to have completed remediation.

There are an estimated 248,000 dwellings in the occupied private and social sector 11m+ residential buildings with unsafe cladding that DLUHC are monitoring. Of these an estimated 70,000 dwellings are in buildings that have completed remediation, and an estimated 58,000 additional dwellings are in buildings that have started remediation.

Figure 3: Remediation progress differs across the programmes due to the differing maturity of the schemes.

Overall remediation by height

Figure 4: 56% of the 18m+ buildings DLUHC is monitoring the remediation progress of have started or completed remediation on unsafe cladding, compared to 33% of 11-18m buildings

Overall remediation by tenure

Figure 5: 27% of the private buildings DLUHC is monitoring the remediation progress of have completed remediation on unsafe cladding, compared to 19% of the social buildings.

The ‘Other’ bar includes high-rise buildings with unsafe ACM that are hotels, student accommodation and public buildings.

In future data releases the department plans to include data on social buildings reported by Registered Providers of Social Housing to have completed remediation at an earlier time, some of which are not yet included in the overall unsafe cladding statistics.

Overall remediation by location

Figure 6: Most buildings that DLUHC are monitoring the cladding remediation of are concentrated around urbanised areas in England, particularly the urban areas of Greater London, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and the south coast

England, 31 May 2024

Local authorities with 10 or fewer 11m+ buildings monitored with unsafe cladding are excluded from this map as their inclusion could lead to the identification of buildings with unsafe cladding.

ACM Remediation

Information in this section is correct as at 31 May 2024 and shows a monthly update from the previous publication.

Figure 7: 98% of the 498 identified ACM clad high-rise buildings have started or completed remediation, with 94% having had their ACM cladding removed and 88% having completed remediation.

Remediation Stage	Number of buildings	Percentage	Cumulative number	Cumulative Percentage
Remediation Complete	406	82%	406	82%
Remediation Complete awaiting building control sign off	30	6%	436	88%
Remediation started – cladding removed	33	7%	469	94%
Remediation started	18	4%	487	98%
Remediation plans in place	8	2%	495	99%
Intent to remediate	1	<1%	496	>99%
Remediation plan unclear	2	<1%	498	100%
Total	498	100%	498	100%

Table 2: Remediation status of buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations, 31 May 2024

ACM Remediation: key statistics

As of 31 May 2024, DLUHC has identified 498 high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings identified with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations, no change since the end of April.

• 436 buildings (88% of all buildings) have completed ACM remediation – an increase of one since the end of April. Of these, 406 buildings (82% of all buildings) have received building control sign off – an increase of one since the end of April.
• 487 buildings (98% of all buildings) have started or completed ACM remediation – no change since the end of April. Of these, 469 buildings (94% of all buildings) have removed ACM cladding – an increase of one since the end of April.

There are an estimated 26,200 – 29,400 dwellings in private and social sector buildings that have completed remediation, and a further 5,000 – 5,200 dwellings in occupied private and social sector buildings that have yet to be remediated.

Driving ACM remediation forward

There are 11 buildings yet to start ACM remediation (2% of all buildings) – no change since the end of April. One building is vacant so does not pose a risk to resident safety.

Remediation Stage	All occupied buildings yet to start remediation	Of which:
		Enforcement action	Enforcement action supported by Joint Inspection Team	Forecast start available	Forecast to start by the end of June 2024
Total	10	6	3	7	0

Table 3: Enforcement action and forecast start dates for occupied high-rise buildings yet to start ACM remediation, 31 May 2024

Of the 10 high-rise occupied buildings yet to start ACM remediation:

• Five buildings are forecast to start works by the end of December 2024.
• Two further buildings are forecast to start works by the end of March 2025.
• One building without a start forecast has had local authority enforcement action taken against it.
• One further building has plans in place to remediate.
• The remaining building was newly in scope of the ACM monitoring programme last month.

These forecast estimates are based on information provided by building owners and agents and are expected to change as further information is received. These estimates can also change as a result of buildings being newly identified. The Department continues to engage with building owners to start remediation works on site as soon as possible, and will continue to support local authorities and fire and rescue services in the use of their enforcement powers.

Figure 8: 98% of buildings are forecast to have started or completed ACM remediation works by the end of June 2024.

ACM remediation progress by year of identification

Figure 9: 99% of buildings identified at 31 December 2022 have started or completed remediation compared to 98% of all buildings in the programme.

Since 31 December 2021, 17 further high-rise residential buildings have been identified with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations and have moved into scope of the Building Safety Programme. Of these, six buildings were identified in 2022, eight in 2023 and three in 2024.

Year of identification	Number of buildings identified	Cumulative number
2017-2019	428	428
2020	31	459
2021	22	481
2022	6	487
2023	8	495
2024	3	498
Total	498	498

Table 4: Buildings with unsafe ACM cladding by year of identification, 31 May 2024.

Note the number of buildings identified in 2023 has decreased by 1 as it has since been found to be out of scope of the ACM monitoring programme.

ACM remediation by sector

Figure 10: 100% of the 161 social sector residential buildings in the ACM programme have started or completed remediation, compared to 96% of the 238 private sector residential buildings.

Building Safety Fund

Information in this section is correct as at 31 May 2024 and shows a monthly update from the previous publication.

Figure 11: 57% of buildings proceeding with an application for funding in the BSF have started or completed remediation, with 32% having completed remediation.

Remediation Stage	Number of buildings	Percentage	Cumulative Number	Cumulative Percentage
Remediation Complete	176	19%	176	19%
Remediation Complete awaiting building control sign off	111	12%	287	32%
Remediation started	235	26%	522	57%
Remediation plans in place	180	20%	702	77%
Intent to remediate	209	23%	911	100%
Total	911	100%	911	100%

Table 5: Remediation status of buildings within the Building Safety Fund, 31 May 2024.

BSF remediation: key statistics

As at 31 May 2024, 911 buildings were assessed as eligible and are proceeding with an application for funding from the Building Safety Fund. The remaining 2,728 buildings registered with the fund are either ineligible (1,103), withdrawn (1,570), in review or have given insufficient evidence (34), or have transferred to the Cladding Safety Scheme (21). As at 31 May, 21 buildings have transferred to the Cladding Safety Scheme for their remediation (where works have not yet started on site) and are progressing through the CSS process. Of the 2,728 buildings that registered with the fund but aren’t proceeding with an application for funding, 419 have been transferred to developers.

Of the 911 buildings proceeding with an application for funding in the Building Safety Fund:

• 171 buildings (19%) are remaining in the fund with developers set to reimburse the cost of remediation,
• 9 buildings (1%) are anticipated to be transferred to developers

Of the 911 buildings proceeding with an application for funding, 171 buildings have been assessed with a Fire Risk Appraisal for External Walls (FRAEW), and 740 have been assessed under the BSF 2020 CAN criteria. Further details are available in the technical note.

Of the 911 buildings proceeding with an application for funding, 522 buildings (57%) have either started or completed remediation works – no change since the end of April.

Of the 522 buildings that have started or completed remediation as at 31 May 2024:

• 235 buildings (26% of all buildings) have started remediation.
• 287 buildings (32% of all buildings) have completed remediation – an increase of 10 since the end of April. Of these, 176 buildings (19%) have received building control sign off.

There are 389 eligible buildings proceeding with an application for funding that have not started remediation, of which:

• 180 (20% of all buildings) have remediation plans in place
• 209 (23% of all buildings) have reported an intent to remediate

There are an estimated 79,000 dwellings in buildings that are eligible and proceeding with an application for funding in the BSF.

BSF remediation progress over time

Figure 12: 115 more buildings proceeding with an application for funding in the BSF have started or completed remediation since the end of May 2023

Since the end of May 2023:

• 314 fewer eligible buildings are proceeding with an application for funding from the Building Safety Fund.
• 115 more eligible buildings have started or completed remediation, and 143 more eligible buildings have completed remediation.

BSF remediation by tenure

Figure 13: 67% of social sector buildings in the BSF have started or completed remediation compared to 55% of private sector buildings.

Cladding Safety Scheme

Information in this section is correct as at 31 May 2024 and shows a monthly update from the previous publication.

Figure 14: There are 1,358 buildings at different stages of the Cladding Safety Scheme, including 453 buildings with live applications and a further 224 eligible buildings, of which two buildings have started works.

Remediation Stage	Number of buildings	Percentage	Cumulative Number	Cumulative Percentage
Remediation Complete	0	0%	0	0%
Works started	2	1%	2	1%
In Programme	222	99%	224	100%
Total	224	100%	224	100%

Table 6: Remediation status for buildings within the Cladding Safety Scheme, 31 May 2024

Cladding Safety Scheme: Key statistics

As at the end of May 2024, there were 1,358 buildings in the different stages of the Cladding Safety Scheme (224 eligible buildings and 1,134 pre-eligible buildings). Of the 1,134 pre-eligible buildings:

• 681 buildings are in the pre-application stage.
• 453 buildings have a live application and are progressing through the eligibility stages.

There are 224 eligible buildings as at the end of April 2024, an increase of 23 since the end of April. One of the newly eligible buildings this month has been transferred from the BSF. Of the 224 eligible buildings:

• All 224 buildings have been issued or have signed Grant Funding Agreements (GFA) - an increase of 23 since the end of April - with those eligible receiving pre-tender support.
• 196 buildings are assembling or preparing to assemble a works package to complete the remediation works required, having signed a GFA – an increase of 35 since the end of April.
• Two building have started remediation works on site – no change since the end of April.

In total, 204 buildings (91% of eligible buildings) have signed a Grant Funding Agreement and of these, 160 buildings (71% of eligible buildings) have received a pre-tender support payment.

There are over 3500 further buildings being investigated to establish whether they can start the pre-application process.

Three eligible buildings and two buildings with a live application are in Northern Ireland, with the remainder in England.

Height breakdown

Figure 15: Of the 224 eligible buildings in the CSS, 175 are 11-18m and 49 are 18m+.

Tenure breakdown

Figure 16: Of the 224 eligible buildings in the CSS, 176 are private sector buildings and 48 are social sector buildings.

Developer-Led Remediation

Information in this section received by developers is correct as at 30 April 2024 and shows a quarterly update from the previous publication. Information in this section received from other programmes that relate to developer-led remediation is correct as at 31 May 2024.

The estimates in this section include some buildings which are also included in other sections of this data release e.g., those reported under the following sections: ‘ACM Remediation’, ‘Building Safety Fund’, ‘Cladding Safety Scheme’ and ‘Social Housing Sector’.

Figure 17: 46% of buildings in the developer remediation contract have either started or completed remediation works on life-critical fire safety risks, with 23% having completed remediation works.

Remediation Stage	Number of buildings	Percentage	Cumulative Number	Cumulative Percentage
Remediation complete	362	23%	362	23%
Remediation started	365	23%	727	46%
Remediation not started – plans in place	371	24%	1098	70%
Remediation not started – no plans in place	471	30%	1569	100%
Total	1569	100%	1569	100%

Table 7: Remediation status of buildings requiring works under the developer remediation contract, 31 May 2024. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Developer remediation: key statistics

As at 30 April 2024, there are 4,666 buildings covered by the developer remediation contract. Of which, there are 1,569 buildings identified as having life-critical fire safety risks that will be remediated by developers, an increase of 68 since the end of January 2024. This increase is due to one new developer signing the developer remediation contract and pre-existing signatories identifying more buildings requiring works.  

Of the 1,569 buildings identified as having life-critical fire safety risks:

• 362 (23%) are reported to have completed remediation – an increase of 55 since the end of January.
• 727 (46%) are reported to have started or completed remediation – an increase of 103 since the end of January.
• 371 (24%) are reported to have not started remediation but have plans in place – a decrease of 141 since the end of January.

The 1,569 buildings identified as requiring remediation have an estimated cost of remediation of around £3.2 billion. The method for estimating cost has been improved since the previous publication and the comparable number for the old method is £3.1 billion.

There are an estimated 102,000 dwellings in buildings with defects that developers are committed to remediate. Of these, there are an estimated 47,000 dwellings in buildings that are reported as having either started or completed remediation works.

Based on start and completion dates reported by developers, 344 buildings are expected to start works and 299 buildings are expected to complete their remediation between 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025.

Height breakdown

Figure 18: 53% of the 18m+ buildings have started or completed remediation, compared to 38% of the 11-18m buildings.

Cladding defects

Some remediation being undertaken by developers on buildings with life-critical fire safety risks relate to non-cladding defects. When excluding buildings reported to have only non-cladding defects, there are 1,428 buildings which developers have reported as having unsafe cladding. Of these:

• 340 (24%) are reported to have completed remediation
• 677 (47%) are reported to have started or completed remediation
• 345 (24%) are reported to have not started remediation but have plans in place.

Self-reported information

The figures reported for developers above combine information received directly from developers as well as information held by the department regarding additional buildings that require or previously required remediation work to help better estimate a figure for buildings requiring remediation. Developers have self-reported that 1,389 buildings require remediation to life-critical fire safety risks and of those 1,262 buildings will be directly remediated by the developer, rather than remaining in the BSF or ACM fund to be remediated and then reimbursed by the developer. Some buildings are being remediated in the BSF or ACM but have other non-EWS life-critical fire safety defects which are also included in these statistics. Of these 1,262 buildings being directly remediated by the developer:

• 218 buildings (17%) have completed remediation
• 498 buildings (39%) have started or completed remediation
• 347 buildings (27%) have not started remediation but have a plan in place

Further information on the progress developers have made regarding the buildings they’ve reported on is available in the accompanying management information tables.

Social Housing Sector

Information in this section shows buildings reported in the latest survey (as at 31 March 2024) as having unsafe cladding as per the most recent works assessment, as well as buildings reported with unsafe cladding in the previous survey (as at 30 November 2023) that have completed remediation over the previous quarter.

In future data releases the department plans to include data on social buildings reported by Registered Providers of Social Housing to have completed remediation at an earlier time, some of which are not yet included in the unsafe cladding statistics.

Additional information available for individual social housing providers is available in the accompanying management information tables and social housing provider release document.

The estimates in this section include some buildings which are also included in other sections of this data release e.g., those reported under the following sections: ‘ACM Remediation’, ‘Building Safety Fund’, ‘Cladding Safety Scheme’ and ‘Developer Remediation’.

The estimates in this section exclude three buildings identified with unsafe cladding which have been decanted prior to demolition.

Figure 19: 40% of buildings reported by registered providers to have unsafe cladding have started or completed remediation works, with 13% having completed remediation works.

Remediation Stage	Number of buildings	Percentage	Cumulative Buildings	Cumulative Percentage
Remediation complete	259	13%	259	13%
Remediation started	528	27%	787	40%
Remediation works planned	700	35%	1487	75%
Remediation plans unclear from survey	487	25%	1974	100%
Total	1974	100%	1974	100%

Table 8: Remediation status of buildings with unsafe cladding reported by registered providers of social housing, 31 March 2024.

Social Housing Remediation: key statistics:

1,496 registered providers of social housing were invited to complete a survey on their 11m+ stock. 1,460 (98%) registered providers have responded, of which 430 identified themselves as being the responsible entity for at least one 11 metre plus building.

The estimates in this section include buildings reported in the latest survey (as at 31 March 2024) as having unsafe cladding as per the most recent works assessment, as well as buildings reported with unsafe cladding in the previous survey (as at 30 November 2023) which have completed remediation over the previous quarter.

As reported in the surveys submitted at building level across the respondents, 1,974 buildings were reported to have unsafe cladding, an increase of 22 since the end of November 2023. Of the 1,974 buildings reported to have unsafe cladding:

• 1,818 were identified to have unsafe cladding at the time of their most recent assessment. Additional information on these buildings is available in the accompanying management information tables and social housing provider release document
• 156 were identified to have unsafe cladding in the previous survey (as at 30 November 2023) but have since completed remediation.

Of the 1,974 buildings reported to have unsafe cladding:

• 259 buildings (13%) are reported to have completed remediation – an increase of 55 since the end of November
• 787 buildings (40%) are reported to have started or completed remediation–an increase of 58 since the end of November
• 700 buildings (35%) are reported to have not started remediation but have plans in place – an increase of 42 since the end of November

Height breakdown

Figure 20: 45% of the 18m+ buildings reported to have unsafe cladding by the registered providers of social housing have started or completed remediation, compared to 35% of the 11-18m buildings.

Enforcement

Information in this section is correct as of 24 May 2024 and shows a monthly update from the previous publication.

Local authority enforcement action: key statistics

As of 24th May 2024, enforcement action has been, or is being, taken under the Housing Act against:

• 389 high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding - an increase of 16 since the end of April
• including 112 buildings with Joint Inspection Team support – an increase of 1 since the end of April

Of the 389 buildings where a local authority had undertaken an inspection, we are aware that:

• 99 had a Category 1 HHSRS rating
• 248 buildings had a Category 2 HHSRS rating.

Of the 389 cases, we are aware that at least 112 improvement notices, 28 hazard awareness notices and 1 prohibition order have been served to date. We understand that 28 of the improvement notices have been subject to appeals.

Accompanying dashboard

An additional interactive dashboard showing the information in this release is available.

Accompanying tables 

 Additional management information tables are available.

The tables provide data on:

• the remediation progress of high-rise (18 metres and over) residential buildings identified with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems,
• the remediation progress of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe non-ACM cladding systems that are pursuing successful applications from their Building Safety Fund (BSF) Registration,
• data on buildings in the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS),
• the remediation progress of buildings covered by the developer remediation contract, including a developer-by-developer breakdown,
• the remediation progress of buildings monitored under the social housing survey, including a provider-by-provider breakdown,
• the progress of the Waking Watch Relief Fund and Waking Watch Replacement Fund, and
• building safety enforcement action undertaken by Local Authorities in England.

Related statistics 

BRE Testing

Previously, DLUHC published a table on samples received by BRE for testing which has been discontinued as of October 2019 (see Technical Notes). The data table of descriptions of large-scale system tests undertaken by the BRE and the number of buildings with similar cladding systems was discontinued in November 2020.

Developer Data

DLUHC has published data provided by developers who have signed the developer remediation contract. This release provides information on the number of buildings in scope of the contract, assessments in place, number of buildings requiring remediation works and status of those works by developer.

English Housing Survey: Feeling Safe from Fire

DLUHC has published the English Housing Survey 2020 to 2021: Feeling Safe from Fire report, providing information on the extent to which people feel safe from fire in their homes.

Estimating the prevalence and costs of external wall system life-safety fire risk in mid-rise residential buildings

DLUHC has published data on the prevalence of external wall system life-safety fire risk in mid-rise (11-18m) residential buildings in England, and the estimated cost as at July 2021 to remediate or mitigate these buildings.

EWS1 requirements on residential buildings in England

DLUHC has published information on estimates of EWS1 requirements on residential buildings in England, including indicative analysis on the cladding coverage of residential buildings and the number of leasehold dwellings in those buildings.

EWS1 (or equivalent) lender data on mortgage valuation for flats

DLUHC publishes quarterly data on the numbers of EWS1 forms (or equivalent) that have been required on mortgage valuations for flats.

Population and Dwelling Numbers

Previously, DLUHC published estimates on population and dwelling numbers of residential buildings in the Building Safety Programme data release. Should these figures change, DLUHC will publish a new update.

RSH publication

On 20 June 2024, the Regulator of Social Housing published findings from the Fire Safety Remediation Survey (FRS) for buildings 11 metres and over in height, which opened to all landlords on 25 March 2024 and closed on 22 April 2024.

Social Housing Provider Data

DLUHC has published data provided by social housing providers on remediation progress of their building stock. This release provides information on the number of buildings, assessments in place, number of buildings requiring remediation works and status of those works by social housing provider.

Waking Watch costs

On 16 October 2020, DLUHC published information on Waking Watch costs based on data collected through a range of external stakeholders from July to September 2020:

Technical note 

Please see the accompanying technical notes document for further details.