More than 140 social landlords have now signed up to the government’s plan to accelerate the remediation of more than 11 million buildings with unsafe cladding.

Under the joint plan, launched by MHCLG in July, social landlords, regulators and government commit to work together to accelerate work so that residents feel safe in their homes sooner and experience less disruption before, during and after the remediation process.

The joint plan includes 22 actions that aim to achieve three key objectives:

• fix buildings
• find all unsafe buildings requiring remedial works
• support residents.

It also sets target dates for the completion of work:

• By the end of 2029, every 18m+ residential building in a government funded scheme will be remediated
• By the end of 2029, every 11m+ building with unsafe cladding will either have been remediated, have a date for completion, or its landlords will be liable for penalties.

At the heart of the joint plan is a commitment by government to invest over £1 billion to give social landlords the same access to government remediation schemes as private building owners.

To deliver this, it has published revised Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) guidelines.

The new guidelines are now in effect, and social landlords are encouraged to engage with Homes England.

Government has invited social landlords with one or more 11m+ buildings in their portfolios to sign the joint plan, with 140 already doing so.