Eight years on from the Grenfell fire that claimed 72 lives, it is still not known how many buildings have unsafe cladding and when it will be removed, according to MPs.
A report from the Public Accounts Committee also warns that the Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan, published late last year, is at risk of not delivering.
Cllr Adam Hug, LGA Housing Spokesperson, said: “Councils are committed to keeping tenants and residents safe, and are keen to work with government to drive the pace of remediation.
“However, as this report shows, it is still a major issue that requires significant funding and resource to address properly.
“The severe financial pressures facing councils is having an impact on their ability to carry out this work as swiftly as they, and their communities, would like.”
Councils and fire services are already taking enforcement action against building owners failing to meet safety obligations.
The LGA said it looked forward to seeing: the funding to double enforcement promised in the Remediation Acceleration Plan; improved access to remediation funding for social housing; and new powers for councils in the forthcoming Remediation Bill – which it called on government to bring forward as soon as possible.