Applying for funding from the cladding safety scheme

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Core Supplement

Abstract

Provides guidance on addressing fire risk using the Homes England cladding safety scheme. Details how the scheme works and how to apply for funding.

History

Last updated: 24 July 2025 - Amended to make it clear that hardship funds are no longer available to enable a FRAEW to be obtained. The right to recover CSS funding if a project team is not appointed in the time specified or a project plan is not delivered within 90 days of PTS payment has been removed. Also removed the requirement to evidence leaseholder and resident engagement at the point of applying for building control. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cladding-safety-scheme/applying-for-funding-for-the-cladding-safety-scheme and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 24 July 2023.

Subjects

• Building services
• Building control
• Space heating/central heating
• Building control, Scotland
• Green issues/sustainability/green buildings
• Legal issues and management
• Special subject areas
• Environmental issues/energy

Publisher History

Homes England is the government's housing accelerator, responsible for: increasing the number of new homes that are built in England; improving existing affordable homes and bringing empty homes back into use as affordable housing; increasing the supply of public land and speeding up the rate that it can be built on; and helping to stimulate local economic growth by using their land and investment, and attracting private sector investment in local areas. Formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency and English Partnerships.