£20 million additional funding for the next phase.
Homeowners across Scotland could soon see cladding safety works accelerated, thanks to a major funding increase announced by the Scottish Government. A further £20 million will speed up actions to make Scotland’s buildings safe from dangerous cladding, Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan has announced.
Publishing an update to the Cladding Remediation Programme action plan, Ms McAllan confirmed additional funding and expanded eligibility, setting out that social housing will now be eligible for remediation funding.
The Single Open Call fund launched in March, allowing homeowners to apply for a Scottish Government funded, holistic assessment to determine the work required to make buildings safe. This fund will now be doubled to £20 million in 2025/26 and a separate £10 million will be made available to prioritise immediate mitigations for buildings most at risk.
The fund has made 258 initial grant funding offers for building homeowners to take forward a Single Building Assessment (SBA). The £10 million additional funding will ensure every eligible application received before the end of December this year will be progressed.
Ms McAllan said:
“Scotland’s Cladding Remediation Programme is progressing at pace and the additional £20 million I’ve announced today will further expedite this vital work. Doubling the funding for holistic Single Building Assessments to £20 million will ensure owners and residents can rapidly and thoroughly assess works required.
“I am also confirming £10 million to fund immediate mitigation measures where needed and have today opened a new application process for owners, including social landlords, or their representatives, to apply for funding for essential cladding remediation works identified as part of the assessment process. Finally, I am setting a deadline of 31 October 2025 by which responsible developers must sign the Developers Remediation Contract.
“Ultimately I am determined that, by 2029, every high-risk residential building over 18 metres will have been resolved, with buildings between 11 and 18 metres placed on a clear pathway to resolution.
“My foremost priority is to ensure the safety of all those living in buildings affected by dangerous cladding.”
The Government’s commitment to progressing all eligible applications submitted before the end of 2025, should give property homeowners more certainty about when work will begin. This marks the shift into a new “remediation action phase”, focusing on getting repairs completed as efficiently as possible.
To assist our homeowner customers, we have recently lodged in excess of 450 applications to the Single Open Call and if any building is required to be part of the programme, these extra resources could mean:
- SBA’s progressing quicker
- Faster identification of repairs required and remedial repair implementation
- Assistance with immediate safety matters where identified
Through our active involvement with The Property Institute Scotland, our people are involved in regular meetings with The Scottish Government’s Cladding Remediation Programme and Single Open Call teams, ensuring that we continue be at the forefront of this programme allowing us to keep our homeowner customers updated appropriately where any SBA requirements are identified.
