Thread by @RachaelLoftus

So the #Budget sounded like it shd be good news…but unfortunately it’s not.

1) It’s not news. The £5bn figure for funding has been on the table for a year and has been roundly agreed to be wholly inadequate to address safety issues.
#EndOurCladdingScandal #BuildingSafetyCrisis

https://twitter.com/jbcvat/status/1453332682637729797

2) It doesn’t change the current criteria for accessing govt funding which only funds a small part of the array of essential remediation to make buildings safe. These aren’t optional extras - buildings cannot be signed off without the full set of works done.

3) Govt consistently stating that building owners are “responsible” for ensuring buildings meet safety standards but not that they must meet those costs - is essentially writing a blank cheque from leaseholders’ pockets. This does nothing to change that situation.

4) Gov levy on developers paying from their vast profits into the Building Safety Fund - misrepresents the issue. They are not paying anyone back for their shoddy work. They’re paying from future profits - some of which will be from leaseholders paying them to redo bad work!

5) And of course… if the whole amount for building safety ends up costing the real estimate of £30bn - gov would £6bn back in vat anyway.

6) Find the right problems. Fix the right things. Make the right people pay. It’s as simple as that.

This remains an utter mess - ruining real lives and real futures.

#EndOurCladdingScandal #BuildingSafetyCrisis #Budget

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