Almost a fifth of social buildings with unsafe cladding have no remediation plans

Almost a fifth (18%) of social housing buildings identified as having dangerous cladding still do not have a remediation plan in place, according to the latest government data.

As of 31 March 2025, 500 of the 2,718 high and mid-rise blocks with “life-critical fire-safety cladding defects” have unclear remediation strategies, a survey of 553 registered providers of social housing revealed.

This figure represents an increase of five buildings reported to have unsafe cladding since the government’s February building safety remediation data release.

Meanwhile, 29% of at-risk blocks 11 metres and over have already finished remediation, the same as in February, while 3% have completed activities but are awaiting building control sign-off.

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The largest proportion (36%) of these buildings have their improvement works planned, with 14% having started remediation.

Of the defective towers with a height of 18 metres or above, 51% have started or completed remediation, compared to 39% of buildings with a height between 11 and 18 metres.

In a survey completed in December 2024, registered providers reported 2,592 buildings as having unsafe cladding since June 2017. Of those, 31% completed remediation works by their most recent building works assessment , while 45% have started remediation works and 37% have not started activities but have a plan in place.