Guidance

Cladding Safety Scheme

Guidance for organisations taking part in the Homes England Cladding Safety Scheme to address fire risks.

From:
Homes England
Published
24 July 2023
Last updated
20 December 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Cladding Safety Scheme overview

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Applying for funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme

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Cladding Safety Scheme – Information for leaseholders and residents

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Details

The Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) is a fund that addresses fire risks associated with cladding on residential buildings.

These documents include guidance on who can apply and how to apply for funding.

Apply for funding from the Cladding Safety Scheme.

Updates to this page

Published 24 July 2023
Last updated 20 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. 'Applying for funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme' has been amended to reflect changes in how applicants should declare third party contributions.

  2. Amends to ‘Applying for funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme’ to make it clear that you must inform Homes England immediately when changing your bank account details.

  3. Amends to 'Cladding Safety Scheme overview' to make clear that unsuccessful attempts to recover costs from third parties cannot be met by CSS or paid from grant funding awarded for eligible remediation works.

  4. Amends to 'Cladding Safety Scheme overview' to make financial support available clearer. Amends to 'Applying for funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme' to make sections on pre-tender support, cost schedule, and schedule of works clearer. Amends to 'Eligibility: Summary' to make definition of physically connected buildings clearer.

  5. Amend to Cladding Safety Scheme overview. Added Department for Communities Northern Ireland into the list of authorities which have delegated funding to Homes England in the Fund structure and administration section.

  6. Guidance updated to refer to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

  7. Feedback form link updated

  8. Added link to the new information page.

  9. Added new HTML attachment - Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) – Information for leaseholders and residents

  10. Additional information added to the grant certifying officer and duty of care deed section

  11. Email address changed to [email protected] in the grant certifying offer and duty of care deed section.

  12. Cladding Safety Scheme overview updated to integrate applications for the building safety fund into the CSS portal.

  13. Applying for funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme has been updated throughout to clarify guidance.

  14. Added paragraph on subsidies

  15. Updates made to payment profile and pre-tender support cap on apply for funding guidance.

  16. Added building insurance premiums to what we will not fund.

  17. Amendments made to the Cladding Safety Scheme overview under Eligibility: building height, and Social sector applicants: financial viability applications. Amendments made to the Applying for funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme under Submission and funding decision on your full works application.

  18. Information added to state that FRAEWs must be provided by a Fire Risk Assessor from the Homes England accredited panel from 1 November 2023.

  19. Further guidance added on financial viability applications for social sector applicants.

  20. Additional information added to Submitting your works and costs, with reference to the Building Safety Regulator's requirement for buildings over 18 metres.

  21. Added further clarity to 'Applying for Funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme' based on feedback from applicants.

  22. Added further information under Payment profile about submitting a cost report and what it should cover.

  23. Updated the 'What we will fund' section in 'Cladding Safety Scheme overview' and the 'VAT' section in 'Applying for funding for the Cladding Safety Scheme'.

  24. First published.

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