Cladding Safety Scheme Funding to Open for Buildings Under 11 Metres

New funding for eligible buildings will be made available on 17 August 2026 through the Cladding Safety Scheme, delivered by Homes England.

Funding will be prioritised according to cladding fire safety risk, with priority given to buildings that present a high life critical cladding fire safety risk.

Applications open on 17 August 2026 and close 8 weeks later. Support is available for eligible low-rise buildings where cladding remediation is essential to make a building safe.

Cladding Safety Scheme

Delivered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, applications to the scheme are anticipated to be in relatively low numbers because government expects buildings under 11 metres are less likely to have widespread cladding fire safety risks.

However, funding may be available where a Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls, undertaken by a suitably qualified and competent professional in accordance with PAS 9980:2022, identifies unsafe cladding that presents a serious life-critical fire safety risk.

The eligibility criteria and application process align with the Cladding Safety Scheme and are set out in the Buildings under 11 metres: fund overview.

There is also a Buildings under 11 metres: leaseholders’ and residents’ guide.

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