FOI - Private sector applications to the Building Safety Fund [Jul 2022]

Your request

Please could you provide the most recent information on the total number of private sector applications within London to the fund and also provide the latest data on the following statuses for London:

1. Number of applications proceeding with an application for funding.
2. Number of registrations ineligible for the fund.
3. Number of registrations withdrawn.
4. Number of applications with insufficient evidence to verify eligibility.
5. Number of applications whose eligibility is currently being reviewed.
6. Number of applications with no evidence provided for verification.

Our response

Please see our responses to each question in turn below:

1. As of 21 July 2022 there are 318 applications within London which are proceeding under the Building Safety Fund.
2. The GLA does not record this information.
3. The GLA does not record this information.
4. The GLA does not record this information.
5. The GLA does not record this information.
6. The GLA does not record this information.

The latest information on registrations and applications to the Building Safety Fund is published on the government’s website.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) assess the initial eligibility for the Building Safety Fund then pass technically eligible applications to the GLA to start a funding application.

The GLA is administering the Building Safety Fund on behalf of DLUHC and does not set deadlines or targets for the processing of individual cases.

If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting reference MGLA300622-4137.