“Safety and supply are both critical”: Shelter responds to government’s cladding announcement

On Monday 10th January, the government set out a new plan to help address the building safety crisis in the House of Commons.

Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “More than four years on from the horrors of Grenfell, many people are still trapped in dangerous homes. This announcement is a welcome step in the right direction. Developers played a part in this cladding scandal so it’s only right they help to fix it.

“The government must act to make buildings safe as quickly as possible, but it must remember that safety and supply are both critical. As MPs including the former Conservative housing secretary made clear, funding shouldn’t come from the social housing budget. Right now, 126,000 children are homeless in England and many are waiting for a social home. The government and developers must get on with building the new social homes needed to fix the housing emergency once and for all.”

Read more about the new plan on the government's website here.

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