The cladding crisis - 鈥淚 can鈥檛 afford to live in my home鈥�
麻豆社 Business Correspondent Sarah Corker investigates the severe financial and mental health impact on people living in high rise flats covered in dangerous cladding.
In this edition of 5 Minutes On, 麻豆社 Business Correspondent Sarah Corker investigates the severe financial and mental health impact on people living in high rise flats covered in dangerous cladding and explores the root causes of the building safety scandal. Those who bought properties through the Government鈥檚 affordable housing schemes, often first time buyers on low incomes, are now facing eye watering bills to make their homes safe. Concerns about combustible cladding were triggered by the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, where 72 people died. Today, an estimated 700,000 people across Britain are directly caught up the cladding scandal that has followed.
In a statement, a spokesperson from the Department of Housing and Communities says 鈥淚t's unacceptable and unfair that leaseholders are facing excessive bills 鈥� they are innocent parties in this and we recognise the impact it can have on their mental health. We are committed to ensuring they are supported and we will be setting out further proposals in due course."
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