Fuel Poverty Action Report: Cladding and Insulation - A National Emergency

[ALEO Admin]

Fuel Poverty Action (FPA) has published a report on the state of cladding and insulation in the UK, saying that the problem "constitutes ​a national emergency, seriously impacting on thousands of families in the UK, and that central government should be funding the removal and prompt restoration of safe cladding and insulation, if necessary releasing contingency funds for such large-scale disasters".

The report also points out that "both those in flammable buildings and those in uninsulated buildings are at risk. Cold, like fire, kills​: over 11,000 people in England and Wales died from cold homes in 2016-2017 (ONS)." and that "Cold, and damp and mould, are Category 1 Hazard​s under Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), requiring immediate local authority intervention".

Fuel Poverty Action (FPA) is also offering its support to Croydon’s Citiscape residents, who on 13 March 2018 were told, in a ruling which may be challenged, that they must pay for cladding to be replaced on their building.

To download the FPA report, visit:
https://www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/ho ... tive/blog/
or download the PDF at:
https://www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/wp ... rgency.pdf

For more information, see also http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/25413