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The number of residents living in buildings with unsafe cladding is not clear.
Conclusion
The number of residents living in buildings with unsafe cladding is not clear. The Department estimates there are over 20,000 homes in around 240 high-rise buildings yet to be remediated with unsafe cladding similar to that used on the Grenfell Tower.42 However, this number does not cover all buildings with unsafe cladding. The Department estimates an additional 1,700 high-rise buildings with other forms of unsafe cladding, and an unknown number with unsafe cladding not classed as high-rise (below 18 metres).43 This puts the number of those homes affected in the many tens of thousands, and the number of residents into multiples more.
Government Response Summary
The government commits to writing to the Committee in Spring 2021 with an update on data collection for external wall systems of 11-18 metres high residential buildings, directly addressing the committee's concern about unclear numbers of affected residents in such buildings.
Government Response
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Government Response
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HM Government
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3.3 The department will write to the Committee in the spring of 2021 with an update on the data collection of external wall systems of 11-18 metres high residential buildings.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
Sixteenth Report - Progress in remediating dangerous cladding
16 Sep 2020
HC 406
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.9 yrs
Report published
16 Sep 2020